Document(s): 

Easing legal and administrative obstacles in EU border regions

External link: 

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/information/publications/studies/2017/eas...

Author(s): 

J. Pucher, T. Stumm, P. Schneidewind

Year of publication: 

2017

The study analyses three general categories of border obstacles emerging from local, regional national or EU legislation as well as from different administrative practices:

1. Legal obstacles caused by an absence of EU legislation in policy fields; 

2. Legal obstacles caused by incoherent or inconsistent domestic laws of EU-Member States in policy fields where no or only a partial EU competence does exist;

3. Administrative obstacles caused by inadequate procedural and adverse behavioural aspects at the local, regional or national levels.

   The study includes a final report, an inventory of obstacles and 15 case studies covering the five policy areas most affected. The inventory shows that a multitude of legal and administrative obstacles exists on all borders and in the timeframe covered by this study. They all have an adverse effect on the life of border citizens or deter them from fully harnessing the potential of their place of residence or work.