Dr. Math Noortmann
Sander Kramer
During the COVID-19 crisis, (physical) borders were re-erected between the Member States in the EU. This phenomenon is likely to have affected the perception residents have on the border. Especially in a cross-border region like the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, where a 360°-perspective is being promoted when it comes to cross-border cooperation, living and working, deeper insights into such perceptions are of interest when pondering ideas like Euregional identity. This year a commentary will address these aspects as a follow-up to the two research dossiers on the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 and 2021. 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. Additionally, it serves as the foundation for developing a uniquely localised barometer on identity, which will be expanded upon in future research.
