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PRESS RELEASE: Cross-border cooperation in a new political reality: what is the future perspective for border regions after the European elections?

PRESS RELEASE Cross-border cooperation in a new political reality: what is the future perspective for border regions after the European elections? 11 September 2024,

Launch event Coordination Point Border Obstacles Flanders-Netherlands

Wednesday 4 September was marked by the official launch event of the Coordination Point Border Obstacles Flanders-Netherlands, which supports governments and organisations in the border

ITEM’s 10-year anniversary; presentation Collectors’ ITEM at Preuvenemint meeting 2024

The anniversary was celebrated during the Preuvenemint Meeting 2024, which took place in the stately Feestzaal of the UM Faculty of Law. Vice president of

Martin Unfried published in the Tageszeitung Berlin

Check out ITEM-researcher Martin Unfried’s insightful column in the Tageszeitung Berlin! He challenges the typical portrayal of the EU in German media, debunking myths of

Martin Unfried featured as a guest on interview programme De Stemming of L1

ITEM researcher Martin Unfried was a guest on L1’s De Stemming interview programme on Saturday 19 May. The topic of discussion was the European Parliament

ITEM projectpartner Coordination Point Border Obstacles Flanders-Netherlands

A milestone in the cooperation between Flanders and the Netherlands: the project ‘Coordination Point Border Obstacles Flanders-Netherlands (Schakelpunt)’ was approved by the supervisory committee Interreg

Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2024: topics announced

The topics for the Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2024 have been selected and the research phase is progressing well. The final reports will be presented

No mention of border regions on EU’s political agenda

On 29 April 2024, the Next ITEM: European Elections and Border Regions event took place at EIPA Maastricht. During this event, ITEM experts Martin

Broad Prosperity in border regions: not easy, but essential

On 27 and 28 March 2024, the ‘Limburgse tweedaagse’ (two-day event) of the National Network Broad Prosperity took place in Maastricht, organised by NEIMED, the

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ITEM carries out interdisciplinary research in the context of cross-border Euroregional mobility and cooperation issues, paying particular attention to practical solutions. This starts with an interdisciplinary perspective, from which research takes place in the legal, economic, cultural and administrative fields, in cooperation with the various faculties within Maastricht University.