This year’s report includes about seven dossiers, chosen based on a survey of ITEM stakeholders and other interested parties. In addition, topics may also be highlighted in the context of ITEM’s day-to-day activities under the ITEM annual cycle. The topics are again varied, from the border effects of a fireworks ban to regulation on platform workers. The dossiers were nominated by the respective ITEM researchers through a pitch, which can be viewed on YouTube. The files show (once again) the importance of testing for border effects, as has been mandatory in the Netherlands since 2022 for new legislation and policy under the Integral Assessment Framework.
Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2022
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European health data space
Health data sharing has an added dimension in border regions such as the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, where individuals, health professionals and health services move more frequently across borders. For example, hospitals in Aachen, Liège and Maastricht plan to cooperate more closely in paediatric surgery, where it is crucial for quality and continuity of care that healthcare professionals have access to their patients' medical data. Data is also essential in providing digital health services.
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Cross-border effects of the EU proposal for a directive on platform workers
More than 28 million EU citizens work through digital platforms, rising to 43 million by 2025. The European Commission has proposed a directive to improve working conditions and social rights, require more transparency, and promote sustainable growth.
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Energy transition and Energy security
The effects of the current legal, spatial and economic framework on cross-border renewable energy projects.
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Cross-border exchange of information in the fight against organised crime (ex-ante)
During the 2021-2022 turn of the year the Netherlands banned the sale, transport, outdoor possession and lighting of fireworks. This was described as a temporary measure to diminish hospitalisations during the COVID-19 crisis, to reduce the burden on healthcare workers. These measures were not in place in Belgium and Germany at the time, where fireworks remained (partly) legal. This dossier assesses the border effects the Dutch fireworks prohibition, as there is a draft law proposing to render it permanent.
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Border effects of the Dutch fireworks prohibition (ex-ante)
This dossier assesses the border effects of the Dutch fireworks ban as there is a bill to make it permanent.
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Has the border resident’s perception of the “border” changed since the COVID-19 crisis? (opinion piece)
A commentary on these aspects will be issued this year as a follow-up to the two research papers on the 2020 and 2021 coronavirus pandemic.
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The cross-border effects of the Dutch Nitrogen policy (student dossier)
In 2019, the Dutch nitrogen policy was deemed contrary to European law by the Dutch Council of State , following an earlier preliminary ruling by the Court of Justice of the EU to the same effect. In response to these assessments , the Dutch government rolled out a mix of measures to address concerns.
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