“Toward Spatial visions contributing to Cross border and European cohesion”

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.

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.