The Borders Forum is organised by the Transborder Operational Mission, an association whose mission is to facilitate the implementation of cross-border projects. Supported by the European Commission, the European Committee of the Regions and the Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires, the forum is a political event of French and European scope. The aim of this second edition will be to highlight the place, role and resilience of cross-border territories in Europe in response to crises and major future challenges.

The forum will deal with the challenges linked to the Covid-19 crisis, its health, economic, social and political impacts, and the capacities of Europe, the Member States and the territories to promote recovery, in particular in cross-border territories, which are even more affected than other territories and are the source of the "European feeling of belonging".

It will be based on a wealth of cross-border and European news, including the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the results of the Conference on the future of Europe, the French and European recovery plans, the new Interreg 21-27 programme, the Franco-Italian Treaty of Quirinale, the 3DS law, etc.