MOT publications and studies

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.

[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).

To mark its 20th anniversary, the MOT has published a brochure providing an opportunity to take stock of its work and look ahead to the future, and, more broadly, to assess the state of cross-border cooperation in Europe. The projects presented showcase the results of more than 20 years of cooperation. Twenty unique initiatives carried out by MOT members to benefit residents of cross-border regions are highlighted, along with other projects submitted by MOT members following the network’s call for proposals.

How is a cross-border project - bringing together territorial authorities, their groupings and any other public or private entity from different countries - achieved? The MOT has been working since January 2000 toward the formation of a legal "toolbox" based on the field experience that it has described and analysed.