TERRITORIAL STUDIES AND ALL MOT PUBLICATIONS IN FRENCH Visit the French website to view all MOT publications available exclusively in French.
Territorial study Stratégie A-MONT – Une approche franco-italienne pour les Alpes du Nord [FR] June 2026 [In French only] Élaborée dans le cadre du projet Interreg France-Italie ALCOTRA A-MONT, cette stratégie propose une vision commune pour répondre aux enjeux partagés des territoires de la Savoie, de la Vallée d'Aoste et du Piémont. La MOT a piloté son élaboration en s'appuyant sur une démarche participative associant élus, techniciens et partenaires scientifiques. Structurée autour de quatre priorités (attractivité, accessibilité, résilience face au changement climatique et gouvernance transfrontalière), cette publication constitue un cadre de référence pour renforcer une coopération franco-italienne durable dans les Alpes du Nord.
European study Resilient Borders – Cross-border Crisis Management and Spatial Planning: Policy publication and Compendium of pilot actions June 2026 The "Resilient Borders - Cross-border Spatial Planning and Crisis Management project", coordinated by the MOT and the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) with the support of DG REGIO, supported nineteen pilot projects across thirteen European borders between 2024 and 2025. Its objective was to strengthen the resilience of border regions by improving cross-border cooperation in the fields of spatial planning and crisis management. The final publication brings together the lessons learnt from the pilot projects, identifies the main methodologies and best practices, and sets out recommendations for public decision-makers. It serves as a reference tool to foster more resilient cross-border cooperation and inspire new initiatives across Europe.
Position statement / Manifesto Manifesto for balanced economic development in cross-border territories April 2026
Scientific article / Dictionary “Territorial Cohesion and Cross-border Regions, out of Territorialism?” January 2026 Including an article by Jean Peyrony, published in A Future for the European Patchwork: Cohesion through Spatial Planning since 1990 (ARL, Campus Publishers).
Scientific article / Dictionary “Toward Spatial visions contributing to Cross border and European cohesion” July 2025 Article by Jean Peyrony. Published in disP – The Planning Review, Vol. 61, No. 1, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025, pp. 53–62.
Position statement / Manifesto The future of Interreg programmes post-2027 April 2025 Following its "Post 27" working group, which brought together around 40 members of its network, the MOT has drawn up a position paper based on experiences and perspectives from various French border regions. The aim is to identify priorities for future Interreg programmes after 2027 and to put forward concrete proposals.
Position statement / Manifesto Cross-border deal In favor of cross-border territories, for a stronger, more united Europe beyond borders December 2024 The workshops of the Borders Forum 2024 brought together stakeholders from various levels of cooperation - local, national and European - to exchange and propose concrete recommendations on ten key themes of cooperation; the objective: to resolve the cross-border «blockages» that affect the daily lives of local residents of cross-border living areas,and restore confidence in Europe by developing a sense of «cross-border” and «European» citizenship.
Position statement / Manifesto Manifesto for the Recognition and Greater Consideration of “cross-border living areas” in public policy November 2024 With this manifesto, which complements the ‘Cross-border deal’ of the Borders Forum, the MOT and its network call for a change in the way actors look at spaces crossed by a border as genuine ‘cross-border living areas’: territories linked by functional interdependence and a wealth of historical, cultural and interpersonal links, with an awareness of belonging to a common territory and a desire for cross-border territorial cohesion.
Partnership/national study Expérimentation “Bassins de vie transfrontaliers” : Connaitre, comprendre et agir à l’échelle des bassins de vie transfrontaliers [FR] May 2024 [In French only] Etude multipartenariale réalisée par la MOT avec le soutien de dix-sept partenaires. Entre 2023 et 2024, pendant plus d'un an, la MOT a mené une expérimentation sur les bassins de vie transfrontaliers sur cinq sites pilotes : l’Eurodistrict PAMINA (frontière franco-allemande), l’Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai (frontière franco-belge), le Nord Lorrain – Luxembourg (frontière franco-luxembourgeoise), Alpes du sud – Riviera (frontière franco-italo-monégasque), Agglomération franco-valdo-genevoise (frontière franco-suisse).
Thematic Focus La coopération maritime [FR] February 2024 [In French only] De la Manche aux Caraïbes en passant par la Méditerranée, la coopération dans les bassins maritimes a été au centre des débats du colloque sur la coopération régionale dans les zones maritimes (ReCMA), organisé en septembre 2023 par l’Université de Lille, le laboratoire TVES et la MOT. Pour rendre compte de ces travaux, la MOT a publié un "Focus" sur ce thème placé au coeur des enjeux d'intégration européenne.
