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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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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,
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.
The similarity between Le Quattro Stagioni and the Brabançonne
Since the elections of 26 May 2019 for a new Belgian federal government, intensive negotiations have been held and various possible coalitions have been explored.1 Eventually,
Quarantine exception insufficient for border region
Continued disproportionate impact on daily life in the border region With the circulation of the Coronavirus, governments are trying to restrict the movement of people.
Why do Dutch entrepreneurs just across the border not receive corona benefits?
During the corona crisis, national measures in the three countries on the Limburg borders are not coordinated equally well. As a result, there is currently