b-Solutions

Promoting knowledge of the so-called ‘neighbour languages’ in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion

Projectstatus: In progress

b-solutions aims to solve legal and administrative obstacles to cross-border cooperation. Public bodies and cross-border entities are invited to submit their applications to b-solutions call for proposals and receive advice from experts to understand legal and administrative obstacles, find sustainable solutions and to raise awareness of cross-border cooperation. Researchers at ITEM have been selected as experts to advice on these cases.

b-solutions is promoted by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and managed by the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR).

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Anti-cumulation of parental allowances in cross-border cases (B-solutions)
The GIP Aachen-Eurode received questions of cross-border workers who are having difficulties with applying for

Pension, fiscal and social security
Reports
Applying the GDPR and national legislation in cross-border public health cooperation (B-solutions)
Public health organisations including the authorities face severe difficulties in aligning national GDPR implementing legislation

Euregional governance and collaboration
Healthcare and welfare
Reports
Continued remuneration of the sick cross-border worker (B-solutions)
The Grenzinfopunt Aachen-Eurode (Cross-border Information Point) informs and advises cross-borderworkers and employers concerning the impact

Reports
Corona Pandemic and Home Office –Consequences for the social security and taxation of cross-border workers (B-solutions)
Working from home has increased enormously during the COVID-19 crisis. This also applies to frontier

Labour market and economy
Pension, fiscal and social security
Reports
Cross-border authorisations of tramway personnel (B-solutions)
In order to boost sustainable transport in the Belgian province Limburg, the Spartacus plan has

Mobility and infrastructure
Reports
Cross-border healthcare and the reimbursement of cross-border healthcare costs (B-solutions)
Zeeuws-Vlaanderen is a Dutch region located on the border with Belgium. The shrinking and aging

Healthcare and welfare
Reports
Cross-border waste management: Inter-communal cooperation Twence municipalities and Münster (B-solutions)
For many years, the German town Münster (in the following Stadt Münster) and the Dutch

Euregional governance and collaboration
Reports
Internships abroad cause health insurance problems (B-solutions)
This B-solutions report includes an analysis of the legal framework concerning cross-border internships in the

Healthcare and welfare
Labour market and economy
Pension, fiscal and social security
Reports
Limitations in attending a school in a neighbouring country (B-solutions)
The objective of this B-solutions report was to analyse the legislative and policy aspects of

Education and culture
Living environment and housing
Reports, Reports
Making cross-border internships worthy (B-solutions)
The EGTC Linieland van Waas en Hulst consists of municipalities of Beveren, Stekene, Sint-Gillis-Waas (BE)

Labour market and economy
Mobility and infrastructure
Pension, fiscal and social security
Reports
Roadmaps & Factsheets on recognition of qualifications
Practical documents encouraging cross-border mobility by facilitating recognition of qualificationsProcedures for recognition of qualifications for

Labour market and economy
Mobility and infrastructure
Reports