Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2025

This project was made possible by co-financing from the province of Zeeland and the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.

With its annual Cross-Border Impact Assesments, ITEM provides greater insight into the effects of European and national legislative and policy initiatives on border regions. The report is intended as a valuable tool for policymakers at regional, national and European level when making decisions about (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.

Download Infographic

Er zijn nog geen samenvattingen gepubliceerd.

Files

“Internationalisation in balance” – cross-border regional effects on limiting international student mobility

What are the potential cross-border effects of the Dutch language requirements under the legislative bill ‘Internationalisation in Balance’ for border regions?

Read the full dossier

360° labour market: Challenges and solutions for recognising professional qualifications in cross-border regions

The objective of this study is to gain updated insights from the perspective of cross-border regions into the obstacles that still play a role in border regions for both employers and employees, and to collect examples of best practises on how to overcome them.

Read the full dossier

The revised Schengen Borders Code – an ex-post evaluation in times of border controls (ITEM-TEIN joint study)

Many of the cross-border regions at the internal borders of the EU are today faced with the reintroduction of border controls. In these areas, the (negative) impacts of such controls may be especially visible due to the high degree of integration, intensive cross-border cooperation, and the daily movement of commuters across the border.

Read the full dossier