Au cours des trente dernières années, les nouvelles formes et les nouveaux mécanismes de gouvernance se sont multipliés dans les régions frontalières d’Europe. La frontière franco-allemande a semblé se distinguer comme un adoptant précoce de nouveaux cadres de coopération, souvent...

In den letzten drei Jahrzehnten haben sich in den europäischen Grenzregionen neue Formen und Mechanismen der Governance herausgebildet. Die deutsch-französische Grenze scheint sich als frühes Anwendungsbeispiel neuer Kooperationsrahmen auszuzeichnen, die oft durch Entwicklungen auf...

As an update and follow-up to the report "Analysis of the impact of borderrelated measures taken by Member States in the fight against COVID-19" (January 2021), this study assesses two years of border management linked to the pandemic and their impact on border regions, and draws some...

There are a number of reasons for considering the cross-border dimension of Bavaria's spatial development at the present time. First, there is a new awareness of cross-border development issues on the level of the federal state of Bavaria. This is particularly related to the border between...

The political dynamic in the Bavarian-Czech border area is still characterised and challenged by its location along the former Iron Curtain as well as its history of war and displacement. This particular situation has led to a unique pattern of cooperation. In comparison to other border areas it...

This introductory article has three goals. First, it briefly introduces Bavaria's border areas. Second, the paper introduces three institutional and political perspectives to explain the governance arrangements and processes in the border areas, namely institutional ambiguity,...

The Treaty on the Functioning of the EU promotes not only a common market but also economic, social and territorial cohesion and access to public services, including cross-border regions. Despite the objective of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU to promote, inter alia, cohesion in...

The pandemic and the last years' geopolitical disruptions have laid bare the vulnerability of Europe's supply chains, as well as the challenges posed by insecure oil and gas supplies. In this contribution, we aim to add to this debate by raising awareness of the vulnerability of trade and supply...