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DG Regional and Urban Policy, the Committee of the Regions and “Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière” (MOT) with the support of the French National Agency for the Cohesion of Territories have the pleasure to announce the organisation of the second edition of the Borders Forum, on June 21 and 22, 2022 at the Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris. The event will also be broadcasted online.

This episode of Stories from the Regions takes us to the Hautes-Pyrénées region near Tarbes to shine a light on the POCTEFA AVENIR project between France and Spain, which offers young immigrants language courses, professional training and practical workshops to experience life in a mountainous region.

In order to allow people living in sparsely populated areas to travel and move in an eco-friendly way, the European project “Mittstråket” has installed charging stations for electric vehicles along the “Middle Route” E14”.

With about 30% of the EU population living in internal border regions, our new publication “Study on providing public transport in cross-border regions – mapping of existing services and legal obstacles” contributes to the growing recognition of the importance of cross-border public transport services (CBPT) and their role in facilitating cross-border activities central to the development of border regions.

Building on the Youth Manifesto developed last year, a checklist has been developed to help Public Authorities, Project Beneficiaries and Members of Macro Regional Strategies include young people in cooperation activities.

The European Heritage Youth Ambassador Programme calls for students and young people from all over Europe and beyond to share their stories and experiences in the heritage field, relevant for EU Macro Regional Strategies stakeholders working in both tourism and youth matters.

The Interreg Mediterranean transnational programme supports the development of a participatory approach between fishers and Marine Protected Areas

ENI CBC Kolarctic programme supports the project which uses disruptive technologies to address the needs of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region.