The Euro-Institut and the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN) under the coordination of the Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross-border cooperation and Mobility (ITEM) have carried out and published an impact assessment of the draft EU Regulation ‘Facilitating Cross-Border Solutions’, within the framework of the ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2024 which aims to map the effects of European and national legislation and policies on border regions.

The impact assessment highlights the shift from solving cross-border obstacles via a legal tool (the ECBM) to facilitating solutions to cross-border obstacles via a common governance structure (the FCBS) as well as the high disparities in the levels of integration and cooperation among regions. The impact assessment identifies as clear benefits of the FCBS the creation of a coordination point that collects and analyses administrative and legal cross-border obstacles, along with a governance framework for addressing them and the establishment of new rights for stakeholders affected by cross-border obstacles. Nevertheless, it is not without drawbacks, such as leaving significant discretion to Member States regarding its implementation, which may hamper its effectiveness.

You can download the FCBS Impact Assessment Report here.

You can find all reports of the Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2024 here.