Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2024

This year’s impact assessment survey was conducted between February 2024 and March 2024 and was distributed to ITEM stakeholders and other interested parties. ITEM received numerous written responses to this survey from various partners. In addition, topics may also be highlighted in the context of ITEM’s day-to-day activities under the ITEM annual cycle. Another way to identify topics is for ITEM to conduct a quick scan of policy initiatives or programmes. After screening the submitted files and topics, the final selection of files was made based on the advice of the Border Effects Working Group.

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

Files

Dossier 1: European cross-border impact assessment and cohesion policy for border regions

In light of Cohesion Policy post-2027, this dossier analyses the status quo in addressing the needs for border regions in policy

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Dossier 2: Proposal for an EU Regulation ‘Facilitating cross-border solutions’ – Cross-Border effects across European cross-border regions (ITEM-TEIN joint study)

Despite the significant impact of border barriers on cross-border regions, there is no uniform procedure at EU level to resolve such barriers. Together with TEIN partners, this file examines the cross-border effects of the proposed regulation for four different cross-border regions in Europe.

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Dossier 3: The Benelux Police Treaty: are border regions becoming safer?

This dossier examines whether this treaty can be seen as a particular milestone in border-regional crime control. A study based on a comparison of treaties, interviews with experts and an analysis of parliamentary documents, literature and media reports

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Dossier 4: Effects of the Cannabis Legalisation in Germany on Cross-Border Dynamics (PREMIUM-study)

A study conducted by a multidisciplinary team of students as part of a PREMIUM project. Germany's new legalisation of cannabis could have both positive and negative cross-border effects: Careful policy design, ongoing monitoring and international cooperation will be essential.

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Dossier 5: The Impact of recent EU legislation in the field of EU industrial policy on border regions

How will EU proposals affect companies, industrial activities and investments in BE-NL-DE border regions? The cross-border dimension of the three industry-related legal acts were not sufficiently analysed via impact assessments

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Dossier 6: New Netherlands-Belgium tax treaty (2023): an ex-ante assessment

An ex-ante assessment of the effects of the new tax treaty signed in 2023 for the Dutch-Belgian border region. What does the new tax treaty mean for a Dutch and Belgian border worker?

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