This participatory lab presents the b-solutions initiative, a tool for practitioners to foster cross-border interactions by removing hurdles to cooperation. Participants will discuss solutions found to improve citizens’ lives in border regions, exchanging information with the Commission's Border Focal Point and legal experts.
By sharing their own experiences, participants will increase their knowledge on how to make their border regions function from a 360º perspective.

Speakers:

Kevin Bradley, Lawyer, Bradley International, United Kingdom.
Anna Cinzia Dellagiacoma, Project manager, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR), Germany.
Ricardo Ferreira, Policy officer, European Commission, Belgium.

Participants will discuss the details with following experts:

Martin Unfried, University of Maastricht (ITEM) – expert (Employment)

Tanja Vanhove, Euregio Scheldemond –advice case (Employment)

Michael Frey, lawer – expert (Transport)

Lioba Markl, Eudistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau – advice case (Transport)

Petia Tzvetanova, Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière (MOT)– expert (Health)

Gyula Ocskay, Central European Service for Cross-border Initiatives (CESCI) – expert (Institutional cooperation)

Michael Sohn, Quattropole e.V. – advice case (Institutional cooperation)

Ivan Curzolo, EGTC GO – advice case (eGovernment)

Michael Dejoze, Euregio Meuse-Rhine – advice case (Multilingualism)

To register, visit the website of the #EURegionsWeek's website here.

IMPORTANT INFO: until 11 October 2020, the third call for proposals in the framework of b-solutions is open. For information, please contact AEBR at b-solutions@aebr.eu