ITEM Reflection: Coalition agreements in border regions from a cross-border perspective
Following the Reflection on party programmes in the run-up to the Provincial Council elections and the ITEM Commentary after the election results, we have now also analysed the coalition agreements of the parties in the seven border provinces. ▶️ Download the Reflection The reflection and commentary concluded that cross-border cooperation played a modest role and […]
Little attention paid to cooperation with neighbouring countries in lead-up to elections in border provinces
The topic of cross-border cooperation plays only a modest role in the party manifestos for the upcoming provincial elections. Surprisingly, this is the case even in those provinces bordering a neighbouring country. This is one of the findings of a thematic analysis of 56 party manifestos from seven of the twelve Dutch provinces that share a border […]
ITEM Comment: Results Provincial Elections
What do the shifts of parties in the Provincial Council mean for cross-border cooperation? How do the largest parties view cross-border cooperation? What advice can be given to the members of the States and, when forming a new provincial government, to the Provincial Executive? ITEM provides comments on these issues. ⇒ Read the article (only available […]
