The OECD has published the report “Building More Resilient Cross-border Regions: Considerations in Governance and Partnerships”, supported by and responding to a request from the European Commission.

The report assesses how multi-level governance arrangements can support resilient cross-border development in the EU. It starts by examining why the development of cross-border regions in the EU often lags behind non-border regions, and the multi-level governance mechanisms in place to bolster their performance. It then uses five pilot regions located on the borders between Belgium and France; Lithuania and Poland; Luxembourg and France; France and Spain; and Portugal and Spain, as a basis to examine cross-border governance arrangements through the lens of the OECD Cross-border Governance Framework. Finally, the report includes considerations for subnational, national and international policy makers in the OECD and beyond on how they can strengthen cross-border governance frameworks, and enhance the resilience and socio-economic development of cross-border areas.

You can download the OECD report here.