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Economic transition and innovation

France-Luxembourg: a plea to ‘end cross-border inequalities’

December 2025

Economic transition and innovation

Cross-border issues between Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the Swiss Lake Geneva region

December 2025

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Jan 26

Troisième réunion du groupe de travail “Métiers en tension dans les territoires transfrontaliers”

En ligne. 14h-15h. Réservé aux membres

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Review and lessons learned from two years of crisis management at European borders

October 2022

The MOT study for DG REGIO assesses two years of pandemic-related border management and its impact on border regions; and makes recommendations for future management, also taking into account the current revision of the Schengen Borders Code. It updates the report "The effects of COVID-19 induced border closures on cross-border regions," published in January 2021.

Cross-border economic development: Introduction to the topic

September 2015

In the framework of a EU project, the MOT published two handbooks aimed at project developers and stakeholders involved in cross-border economic development. An Introduction to the topic (132 pages), accompanied by ten illustrative project factsheets, sets out the cross-cutting issues and analyses nine European borders. This document also contains recommendations that help players take greater advantage of the potential for the economic development of cross-border territories. Conducted in the framework of the Europ’Act technical assistance programme.

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Summary

In the European Union, nearly two million workers cross a border daily to carry out their work. In certain areas, they make up more than half of the active population, making cross-border employment a major issue. This section explores the opportunities it offers, the imbalances it creates at certain borders, while highlighting the solutions implemented at the local, national, and European levels to address these challenges.