Cross-border Public Services

Programme 2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Date of latest update: 2024-05-18

Description

Description (EN):

The targeted Cross-border Public Services (CPS) analysis aimed to improve delivery practices of CPS in European border-regions and to increase awareness about the added value of CPS provision. The project produced a first comprehensive overview of CPS across Europe. This overview allowed to explore territorial patterns of CPS provision and to highlight the main features of good practice examples. In addition, in ten case study areas CPS provision and their future perspectives have been analysed in-depth. This supported a better understanding of the legal basis, governance models, infrastructure use and needs addressed and tasks of CPS. European wide and case study analysis highlight future options and possibilities to further enhance service provision in border areas by means of CPS. The main outcomes of this project address various stakeholders. At European and national levels, territorial evidence and findings on key challenges in implementing CPS encourage measures to support CPS development through top-down initiatives. Similarly, Interreg programme authorities are encouraged to promote CPS development in their programmes. Stakeholders in border regions may use project outcomes as source of inspiration to explore needs and added value of CPS development. In particular, the Practical Guide for CPS development helps cross-border institutions, border regions and public service providers to explore the CPS development possibilities.

Achievements (EN):

Until 1990 only a few CPS were established. Since the beginning of the 21st century, CPS establishment has accelerated. The development since the 1990s may be linked to the introduction of the Interreg Community Initiative. The anewed increase since the early 2000s' corresponds to the EU enlargements and consequently the development of CPS along borders of Eastern European countries. CPS address common challenges of neighbouring border regions and their need to generate benefits for the general public or a specific target group in the border area. These services contribute to reducing adverse border effects, better connections, raising awareness of cross-border possibilities and to supporting cross-border flows of people. Many of the border regions are perceived as peripheral in the national context, they may experience a shortage of domestic public services. CPS can address such gap in domestic service provision and help European border regions to integrate better. Additionally, cooperation and coordination with the neighbouring areas may increase service demand or may allow sharing costs among more stakeholders, making public service provision less costly. The ESPON project CPS has identified 579 CPS; it is the first comprehensive overview of CPS in Europe. CPS data includes, among other things, information on the location and service area covered, governance and legal structures used for CPS implementation, target groups addressed and CPS development over time. The territorial distribution of CPS provision remains uneven with a concentration along borders of some Western and Northern European countries. The concentration is the highest at the Benelux, French and German borders and along the borders of the Nordic countries. Long cooperation traditions in these areas and existing cooperation agreement mirroring these traditions may explain this concentration. But increasing awareness on the benefits of CPS in other border areas and a continued trend of new CPS developments along Eastern European borders may balance this pattern in the future. More CPS on healthcare, spatial planning, tourism and culture in the future: Currently, most CPS are in the fields of civil protection, environmental protection and transport. But project results indicate a particular interest to explore CPS in the future additionally in the areas of spatial planning, tourism and culture. The case study research also showed an interest in healthcare-related CPS. In view of the COVID-19 crisis, this finding needs additional attention. Varying degrees of complexity and the availability of relevant (national) legal frameworks affect the time required to implement these foreseen CPS. It is therefore important that the EGTC regulation provided an essential legal framework for overcoming some of the main challenges of CPS development. The new European cross-border mechanism, proposed for the 2021-2027 European Structural and Investment Funds legislation is another promising instrument supporting CPS development. As a conclusion, it is both bottom-up and top-down initiative that drive CPS development. Local and regional stakeholders in border areas who are aware of the benefits of CPS and willing to explore their options initiate actions on the ground. The EU and national levels support top-down through legislative action and funding options. Continuing this twofold approach facilitates the integration of European border regions.

Website: https://archive.espon.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

The objective of this activity is to help improving the delivery practices of cross-border public services. In addition, this targeted analysis will generate awareness about the added value of cross-border public services. More concretely, the objective of this activity is to satisfy the stakeholders’ knowledge need as defined below:- Where do cross-border public services exist along EU borders?- Which services are available in the cross-border study areas covered by CPS and which services are currently missing, regarding stakeholders objectives and needs (i.e. in which specific policy fields)?- What are potential blocking factors for developing cross-border services in the study areas covered by CPS (i.e. existing border obstacles)?- What are the development potentials and future needs in the study areas covered by CPS for setting up cross-border public services, and how can these potentials best be exploited?- What are the main policy recommendations for improving cross-border public service provision, both in the study areas covered by CPS but also generally for cross-border regions throughout the EU?The main outcome of the service should be:- EU-wide overview on main features of cross-border service provision according to different types of territories (i.e. themes/issues addressed, internal and external borders, geographical focus etc.).- A stock-taking of territorial problems/needs to be addressed by cross-border services and of persisting border obstacles hampering the development of public services (esp. legal and administrative obstacles) in the cross-border study areas covered by CPS.- In depth prospective analyses (forecasting) for the cross-border study areas covered by CPS to identify medium and long-term needs for an adaptation of existing and/or development of new services to cope with everyday life needs as well as major challenges (esp. demographic change, climate change).- Exchange of experience on public service provision practices among practitioners from the cross-border study areas covered by CPS, involving an identification of good practices or model approaches with transfer potentials and of solutions for addressing persisting obstacles (EU-level, national, regional/local).

Thematic information

Regional planning and development New products and services

Specific Objective: Upgraded knowledge transfer and use of analytical user support

Thematic Objective:

(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.

Investment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Spatial Foresight Gmbh

Address: rue de Luxembourg 7, L-7330 Heisdorf, Luxembourg

Legal status: private

EureConsult SA

Name: EureConsult SA

Address: rue de la Chapelle 3, L-6419 Echternach, Luxembourg

Legal status: private

TCP International GmbH

Name: TCP International GmbH

Address: Heilbronner Straße 150, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: private

University of Lisbon - Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning

Name: University of Lisbon - Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning

Address: Rua Branca Edmée Marques, 1600-276 Lisbon, Portugal

Legal status: public

Nordregio

Name: Nordregio

Address: Box 1658. SE-111 86Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: public

Inštitut za politike prostora

Name: Inštitut za politike prostora

Address: Tržaška 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: private

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Spatial Foresight Gmbh

Cross-border Public Services

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EureConsult SA

Cross-border Public Services

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TCP International GmbH

Cross-border Public Services

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University of Lisbon - Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning

Cross-border Public Services

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Nordregio

Cross-border Public Services

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Institute for Spatial Policies

Cross-border Public Services

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Project partner

Summary

Project name (EN): Cross-border Public Services

Project acronym: CPS

Project start date: 2017-11-13

Project end date: 2019-03-26

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 249 778.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 204 244.47

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 204 244.47.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Videos / films

Nicolas Rossignol: Cross-border public services - Policy recommendations

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-12-17

Languages: en

Reports

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Main Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2019-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Scientific Report - Annex I - Detailed EU-wide analysis of CPS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex II - Good practice factsheets

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex III - Case study report - Sønderjylland-Schleswig

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2019-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex IV - Case study report - EuRegio Salzburg-Berchtesgadener Land-Traunstein

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex IX - Case study report - Euroregion Elbe/Labe

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex V - Case study report - Galicia - Norte de Portugal

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2019-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex VI Case study report - Bothnian Arc

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex VII - Case study report - Pomurje

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex VIII - Case study report - South Karelia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex X - Case study report - Euregio Scheldemond

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex XI - Case study report - Alentejo-Extremadura-Andaluzia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2019-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Scientific Report - Annex XII - Case study report - Euregio Bayerischer Wald-Böhmerwald-Unterer Inn

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2018-11-16

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Synthesis Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2019-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Targeted Analysis - Final Report - Practical Guide for Developing Cross-border Public Services

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/CPS

Publication date: 2021-02-20

Document date: 2019-01-14

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-03-04

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

68 / 69 (98.55%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

353 / 370 (95.41%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data from 3 projects ((MRS. ESPON TOOL, SoET and CPS 2.0) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.espon.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-21 and 2023-01-03.

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