Françoise Schneider-Français Legal officer Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière, MOT

2 Presentation 1.MOT, Cross-border Operational Mission 2. European activities of MOT

3 Main goal To ease the implementation of cross- border projects and promote cross- border cooperation 1.MOT Cross-border Operational Mission

4 History 1996 A common understanding: a strong need for operational assistance to cross-border project leaders on French borders 1997 Creation of the structure by interministerial decision Set-up of seven pilot sites 1998 Creation of the MOT as a non profit association 1. MOT

5 French founding partners DATAR, Delegation for territorial planning and regional attractivity Caisse des Dépôts Ministry of Ecology Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Ministry of the Interior 1. MOT Partners

6 The network of MOT in 1997

7 The network of MOT in 2011

8 Public authorities States - Regions Departments Grouping of municipalities and local authorities Municipalities Cross-border structures Companies 4 Other structures (networks, organisations…) 10 Partners of the network: 58 members in MOT Partners

9 Interministerial Steering Committee Technical team Association (public, semi-public, private actors) Government Orientation + Support from national level Information + Feedback on needs and requirements (need for adaptation of orientations) Structure 1. MOT A multi-level governance structure to serve projects with a cross-border strategy

10 Board 1. MOT Composition ChairmanMichel DELEBARRE, Chairman, Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque, Syndicat Mixte de la Côte d’Opale, President of the COTER commission, Committee of the Regions Vice-chairmenChristian DUPESSEY, Mayor of Annemasse, Vice-president of Annemasse Agglo Joël GIRAUD, Vice-president, Regional Council Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur Alain LAMASSOURE, Member of the European Parliament Martine AUBRY, President of Lille Metropolis Urban community Nawel RAFIK-ELMRINI, Community councillor, Strasburg Urban community TreasurerMarthe STEFFANN, Caisse des Dépôts SecretaryChristiane ECKERT, Deputy Mayor of Mulhouse

11 1) Operational assistance 2) Networking and information 3) Helping to outline a coherent policy at national level Activities [1] 1. MOT

12 1) Examples of Operational Assistance concerning the EGTC (2007/2009) 1. MOT Activities [2]

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14 2) Networking and information a) Information tools Monthly newsletter: Cross-border News Information letter: Espaces transfrontaliers The MOT guides (civil society, EGTC, etc.) Website: Extranet for members only 1. MOT Activities [3]

15 The MOT guides: civil society and cross-border cooperation

16 b) Seminars for information and exchange on cross-border cooperation c) Databases for cross-border cooperation   Resource center of documents and legal information   Cross-border cartography 1. MOT 2) Networking and information Activities [4]

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18 3) Helping to outline a coherent policy at national level Information to French ministries about local problems, obstacles and development including - comparative analysis of different cross-border areas - proposals of solutions for legal and administrative problems 1. MOT Activities [6]

19 2. European activities of MOT

20 Main goals To highlight the needs of cross-border cooperation at European level and within EU policies To bring up local problems to the relevant level Through a multi-level approach Two fields of action 1) Representation of shared interests of cross-border stakeholders 2) Exchange of experiences 2. European activities of MOT

21 1) Representation of shared interests of cross-border stakeholders… Implication in the strategic debates at European level Cooperation with EU institutions and the Council of Europe Strategic alliance with AEBR (Association of European Border Regions) Founding member of the “Conference of European cross-border and interregional Cities Networks” (CECICN) 2. European activities of MOT

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23 2) Exchanges of experiences Lead partner of European projects (INTERFORM, URBACT “EGTC”) Organization of Europeans seminars and conferences Publications and compilation of good practices Supporting and networking of similar structures to MOT in Europe: founding member of the CESCI* in Hungary Participation to the EGTC Platform of the Committee of the Regions * Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives 2. European activities of MOT

The “EGTC” project is a working group co-financed by the URBACT II programme ( ) Duration: May 2008 – May 2010 The “EGTC” URBACT project: - - Network of 6 cross-border agglomerations (different political, cultural, socio-economic contexts) - - Exchange on cross-border governance tools, including the EGTC - - To improve their system of transfrontier partnership A global coordination led by the MOT, supported by a Lead Expert Example of the “EGTC” URBACT project Expertising Governance for Transfrontier conurbation 2) Exchanges of experiences 2. European activities of MOT

Partnership MOT, Lead Partner Lille Métropole Urban Community Eurométropole Lille- Kortrijk-Tournai, FR/BE Slubice Frankfurt on Oder/Slubice conurbation, PL/DE Chaves Eurocidade Chaves-Verin, PT/ES Esztergom Ister-Granum EGTC, HU/SK Canton of Basel Stadt Trinational Eurodistrict Basel, CH/DE/FR Urban Community of Strasbourg Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau, FR/DE

One Local Action Plan per partner on cross-border urban governance Several opened dissemination conferences Kick-off event, several thematic seminars Final conference, 7 May 2010 in Esztergom (HU) Handbook and European Action Plan (large dissemination): Methodology followed by the partners, lessons learned, best practices of local CB actions Multi-level recommendations For more information: Activities of the “EGTC” URBACT project Exchanges of experiences 2. European activities of MOT

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