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Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2017

With its annual Cross-Border Impact Assessment, ITEM provides more insight into the effects on cross-border regions of European and national legislative and policy initiatives. The report is intended as a valuable tool for policymakers at regional, national and European level in making decisions regarding (cross-)border regions. These impact assessments notably help to identify existing or future cross-border effects and are thus contributing to the political debate.

The current research dossiers are the result of a successful collaboration between ITEM, its researchers and its partners.

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Tax Treaty Netherlands-Germany

On 1 January 2016, the new tax treaty between the Netherlands and Germany entered into force. The 2016 Border Effects Report also looked at the border effects of the new tax treaty by taking a closer look at the changes to the specific treaty articles on employment income and pensions.[

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German car toll

Research focused on the potential effects of the proposed German toll legislation. The dossier includes a survey carried out among Dutch and German drivers, and interviews with German experts from the tourism, marketing, and retail sectors.

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Social security

Research focused on the ex ante analysis of the proposed amendments to EU Regulation No 883/2004 and 987/2009. The focus is on cross-border social security in long-term care, unemployment benefits, family benefits, and social benefits for EU citizens who are not economically active.

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(Im)mobility of Third Country Students

Analysis and evaluation of European and national student immigration policy from a Euregional perspective. In particular, the research focused on the question whether there is a border region penalty for students from third countries, whereby they experience more obstacles than students who live and work or study in the same Member State.

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Belgian Passenger Name Records Regulation

Dossier research focused on evaluating the potential impact of the proposed Belgian measure of processing passenger name records on cross-border mobility. The dossier also aims at identifying possible conflicts between the proposed measure and European law.

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De kwalifcerende buitenlandse belastngplicht (‘90% regel’): Een kwanttateve ex-ante efectenbeoordeling

Analysis of non-resident workers in the Netherlands as of 1 December 2014. The purpose of the research is to provide an estimate of the potential cross-border impact of qualifying foreign tax liability (90% rule), which entered into force on 1 January 2015.

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