European study Methodological Guidebook : “Articulate cohesion policy, governance structures and cross-border territorial approaches” Conducted in the framework of the Europ’Act technical assistance programme, by the MOT and the DATAR. November 2012 This methodological guidebook published by the MOT with the DATAR in the framework of the project is intended to better articulate cohesion policy, governance structures and cross-border territorial approaches. Its 156 pages include a cross-cutting diagnosis of cooperation on each French border and 25 pages of recommendations.
Thematic notebook N°8 – Civil society and cross-border cooperation January 2011 The question of the role of civil society in cross-border cooperation is crucial. It is a return to the sources, an increasing awareness of the very purpose of cross-border cooperation and, in a broader sense, of the construction of Europe. The topic covers civil society both as a player in cross-border cooperation and as a recipient of public-sector projects or a consumer of cultural and information provision.
Thematic notebook N°7 – The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) May 2008 The EGTC is the instrument of European territorial cooperation. The EGTC has been introduced notably to manage European territorial cooperation projects and programmes. The use of the EGTC aims to promote cross-border, but also transnational and interregional, cooperation actions on the internal and external borders of the territory of the European Union, in order to reinforce economic and social cohesion. It provides a novel framework for cooperation actions which could not be based on the legal framework of cross-border cooperation.
European study Practical Guide to transfrontier cooperation March 2006 The present Practical Guide on Transfrontier Cooperation was drafted by the Transfrontier Operational Mission (MOT) for the Council of Europe. This Guide drafted for Council of Europe member States describes the legal framework for transfrontier cooperation and highlights a number of good practices and methodologies aiming at implementing transfrontier cooperation actions between territorial and local authorities located on the territory of the Council of Europe member States.
Thematic notebook N°2 – The law and practice of cross-border cooperation June 2002 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.
