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Cross-border cycling routes and greenways (I3VT 2GBF)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Most people in France and Flanders still use their car as a major means of transport. To encourage the population to use their bikes for daily, recreational and holiday destinations, the public authorities inboth countries develop cycle paths in and between cities. The Véloroutes Voies Vertes (VVV) (green cycle paths) are based on this idea. Many itineraries already exist between France and Flande ...
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TRANSSPORT

Start date: Mar 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Despite many cooperation initiatives in the cross-border area, there are still not many exchanges between sports clubs, if any: the border still seems impassable when it comes to going to a sports hall.To solve this problem, the partners cooperate to put sports associations and clubs of both areas in touch, optimise access to sports facilities and develop, in a sustainable way, the practice of spo ...
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Thiérache Santé Prévention

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Thiérache is a rural area where the problems of mobility and access to healthcare are a major issue. The social and health indicators are particularly unfavourable.The notions of territory and territorial project are at the heart of the Thiérache project. The partners want to supplement the local health contract for Thiérache with a cross-border framework on prevention andhealth promotion.
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Territoire Coopération (TERCO)

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Nord-Pas de Calais and Flandres have been affected by sub-urbanisation over the past decades. This termrefers to the phenomenon of urban sprawl caused by the establishment of inhabitants on the countrysidenear the cities. However, the community wants a quiet, diverse countryside, where it is enjoyable to relax.The challenge for countryside management is to welcome new residents while preserving or ...
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Great War between the lines (Great War)

Start date: Jan 31, 2010, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

The legacy of the First World War can still be seen today in the landscapes of the 2 Seas area from Flanders to Aisne passing through the Somme and Nord-Pas de Calais. It is also present in the mindset of the people of Britain and the Commonwealth, who come as “remembrance tourists” to visit and discover the landscapes and stories of the Great War.The GREAT WAR project gathers together 15 partners ...
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300 YEARS BORDER

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

2013 marks the tri-centenary of the Utrecht Treaty that defined the French-Belgian border. But with European borders opening up, the separation between the two states has faded and both sides are cooperatingmore and more.On the occasion of the tri-centenary, the partners rediscover or revisit the history of their territory and their common wealth to highlight them to the local population.Through t ...
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KID WAPI NORD

Start date: Jun 30, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

There is a strong demand for family-friendly activities in the cross-border area. Still, the border remains a major obstacle for families and schools. To solve this problem, the partners first want to develop a betterunderstanding of French and Walloon schools expectations and motivations. In addition, they seek to adapt the offer to new market standards by creating fun educational tools.Families ...
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INNOVATING HIKING PATHS FOR ALL

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

The French and Belgian partners work together to enhance and promote walking and hiking activities. To date, walking and hiking trails were not really accessible for persons with reduced mobility. To make up for this lack, the partners diversify their products to reach new target groups and meet the expectations and needs of a forgotten group. Moreover, the partners consider using new technologies ...
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FOR A CROSS-BORDER YOUTH

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2014,

So far not much has happened for young people in the context of the cooperation between Flanders and northern France. Yet, youth represents an important target group.That is why the partners have developed the possibility for youth groups to visit and stay in the crossborder area. They list, exchange and create educational tools to prevent risks and promote well-being and quality of life. This pro ...
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Transmussites 14 - 45

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

According to recent studies, hardly 10% of visitors to museums in Nord-Pas de Calais are Belgian, and this is also true the other way around.To deal with this problem, the partners in the cross-border area develop a museum and site network themed around the two World Wars. The French partners draw on the expertise of West-Flanders that already has a structured network to implement a joint promotio ...
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FLAMUSE

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

The residents of the cross-border area rarely travel to the neighbouring country to go to a museum. In the absence of a coherent cultural offer at regional level, the border effect still very much exists. And yet, a crafts museum network already exists in the Belgian Westhoek. In France however, there is currently no structural network, though many ad hoc initiatives do exist.Against this backgrou ...
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MEMORY OF THE GREAT WAR

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Jul 30, 2013,

In the First World War, the frontline ran through West-Flanders (from Nieuwpoort to the French-Belgian border) and Nord-Pas de Calais (from Armentieres southward to Arras), and then further up to the Sommeand Aisne departments. This immense territory was literally cut in two, one side being occupied by the troops of the German Empire, the other by the allies. Even if the official border was still ...
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MIRRA

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

The MIRRA project name is derived from Mise en place des Réseaux de Randonnées transfrontaliers (establishment of cross-border hiking and cycling networks).The aim of the project is to encourage cross-border walking and cycling and to improve tourist reception facilities in the border area. To this end, the partners implement cross-border hiking networks and an infrastructurefor hikers and cyclist ...
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Nature and territories in the Rhône-Alpes Region (Rhône-Alpes)

Start date: Jul 1, 2004, End date: Sep 30, 2008,

Background Before starting this project, the development of the Natura 2000 network in this region – or elsewhere in France - was not as successful as was initially hoped. There was a tendency amongst stakeholders to reject it both because of a lack of knowledge of the overall objectives and because of misunderstandings concerning the tools to be used ...
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Espace Manche Development Initiative (EMDI)

Start date: Mar 10, 2003, End date: Sep 29, 2007,

The English Channel is both the world’s busiest maritime thoroughfare and the main gateway to NW Europe. And it is likely to become busier as the traffic of goods and people between the UK and the Continent grows. The common problems generated by this vital artery strengthen the need for transnational co-operation , which will be tested by the EMDI project through pilot initiatives on a series of ...
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SEPTENTRION (From the Fortified to the Sustainable Town) (SEPTENTRION)

Start date: Mar 31, 2003, End date: Mar 31, 2007,

This project, led by the Conseil Général du Nord (Lille), assembles an impressive 23 partners from Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It draws on the historical legacy of the Low Countries to examine its transnational cultural identity across the territory located between the four major urban heartlands of north-west Europe. The 5-year project seeks to make a coherent link between the architectu ...
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Cross-border Multi- Public Services Agency Model: Phase 1

The project will establish, evaluate and promote a transfrontier model for multi-service centres to provide support and access for cross-border citizens to developing national, local and cross-border electronic public services. The centres will provide easy and flexible access for citizens to a wide range of public services, delivered in a way and at a time and place which suits them best. The pr ...
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