Cohesion policy and INTERREG programs

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MOT Publications

Policy and tools

The future Interreg France-Switzerland program is being prepared… with the support of the MOT!

November 2025

Ecological transition

Resilient Borders: Final event in Gorizia and Nova Gorica

November 2025

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Critical Dictionary on Borders, Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration

October 2020

Peter Lang, by Birte Wassenberg (Volume editor) Bernard Reitel (Volume editor) History & Political Science, Series: Border Studies, Volume 1. The "Critical Dictionary of Borders, Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration" has just been published: a major publication that contains 209 articles written by 124 authors from different countries and academic disciplines, accompanied by 66 original maps produced by the MOT. Its aim is to answer the following questions: what is the role of borders in European integration? How does cross-border cooperation function concretely in the EU’s border regions? Does it contribute to European integration? Who are the players, and what are their motives, objectives and tools?

Assessment on territorial impacts (CoR)

March 2013

Contribution of MOT to the questionnaire "Assessment on territorial impacts", Committee of the Regions, 2013.

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Summary

Introduction

The European Union’s cohesion policy aims to “reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between regions.” It is based on three major funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Cohesion Fund. Among its priorities is “European territorial cooperation,” whose main instrument is the Interreg program.

Launched in 1990, Interreg supports cooperation between border regions to promote harmonious and sustainable development. It is based on several strands: cross-border cooperation (Interreg A), transnational cooperation (Interreg B), and interregional cooperation (Interreg C). For the 2021-2027 period, Interreg has a budget of around 8 billion euros, strengthening the resilience of territories in the face of climate and digital challenges.

Cross-border cooperation concerns NUTS 3 level regions located along inland borders. European Union regions located along maritime borders must be separated by a maximum distance of 150 km to be eligible.