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 Flanders-Netherlands on 20 March 2024. This three-year project focuses on intensifying collaboration between all levels of government and knowledge institutions in Flanders and the Netherlands in order to deal with […]
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 at the ITEM annual conference on 22 November 2024. ITEM’s main task is to help remove border barriers within the EU. We therefore publish a detailed annual report on what […]
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 Unfried and Pim Mertens explained the findings of their ITEM Reflection: European Elections 2024 and Border Regions with regard to cross-border perspectives in European party manifestos. European Parliament candidates Karin […]
Report on procedural, organisational and legal aspects of awarding the European degree label
On March 27th, the European Commission took a significant stride forward by unveiling a comprehensive blueprint for the European degree. This blueprint sets forth the framework and guidelines for the implementation of a European degree, marking a pivotal moment for European higher education institutions and students alike. Over the past year, the FOCI project, a […]
Cross-border coordination points: Experts emphasize the added-value
What are the pros and cons of the amended Commission proposal (COM (2023) 790) for an EU regulation on a cross-border mechanism? ITEM organised a session about details of this initiative, now called “cross-border facilitation tool” The event was organised in cooperation with the Representation of the German Land Nordrhein-Westfalen and took place in Brussels […]
WinWin4WorkLife project start
WinWin4WorkLife Project Launches to Explore and Enhance Remote Work Impacts Across Europe From February 2024, the WinWin4WorkLife project has begun, aimed at understanding and addressing the impacts of remote work arrangements across Europe – including in cross-border regions. At the heart of the WinWin4WorkLife project is a mission to enrich interdisciplinary understanding of the social, […]
Cross-border flood crisis management in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
Read the final reports: 🟢 In Dutch 🟢 In French 🟢 In German 🟢 In English The flood disaster of July 2021 caused major material damage and deaths in, among others, the Meuse-Rhine Euregio (EMR), the area where EMRIC services are responsible for crisis management and disaster response. At the request of the partner organisations of the […]
