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ITEM BRIEFS 6: “Internationalization in Balance” bill: a cross-border impact assessment of higher education
“Internationalization in Balance” bill: a cross-border impact assessment of higher education At the end of 2022, the House of Representatives instructed the Dutch government
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ITEM BRIEFS 5: Climate Summit COP28 – ‘An agreement is only as good as its implementation’
Climate summit COP28 – ‘An agreement is only as good as its implementation’ Global warming and its border regions From 30 November to 12
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ITEM BRIEFS 4: European Parliament and the Council support the creation of a European Health Data Space
European Parliament and the Council support the creation of a European Health Data Space: Another step towards a cross-border healthcare system By Susanne Sivonen
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ITEM BRIEFS 3: Citizens will get an instrument to establish associations across the border; Finally!
EC proposal for a Directive COM(2023) 516/4 on a European cross-border association: Citizens will get an instrument to establish associations across the border; Finally! By
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ITEM BRIEFS 2: Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands: Expectations for border regions and cross-border cooperation
Parliamentary elections in the Netherlands: Expectations for border regions and cross-border cooperation By Pim Mertens Today, 6 December 2023, the new MPs take
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ITEM BRIEFS 1: The BENELUX Police Convention
The BENELUX Police Convention: An important step forward in cross-border crime fighting Door Math Noortmann On 1 October last, the new
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COVID-19: Lessons learned and recommendations for the future
By Pim Mertens & Martin Unfried The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted every aspect of life. Today, 19 July 2023, the mandate of the ‘Special
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Facilitating cross-border (home) working: an important precondition for the Euroregional labour market and economy
In the ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2021, the “Impact analysis into the future of working from home for cross-border workers post-COVID-19” investigated the consequences for
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Cross-border cooperation during a cross-border pandemic
Not out of possibility, but out of necessity The last couple of weeks of 2021 were dominated by the cross-border nature of the COVID-19 crisis,
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Border resident central and border governor more positioned
Last 13 October marked the start of the first joint ITEM/HNP side event during the European Week of Regions and Cities at the House of
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Relieving the border region and reducing travel movements
Previously, ITEM has written about mobility-restricting quarantine measures for the sake of preventing COVID-19 infections. Policies are so designed to minimise cross-country mobility in particular,
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Work in progress: Belgian social policy under construction
After 493 days of intensive negotiations, Belgium has a new federal government1 The largest amount released for the new policy is invested in social policy, i.e.