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HomeEasing legal and administrative obstacles in EU border regions . Case Study No. 7, Transport infrastructure
Policy frameworks hampering development of regional transport infrastructure (Germany – Poland)
Easing legal and administrative obstacles in EU border regions . Case Study No. 7, Transport infrastructure
Policy frameworks hampering development of regional transport infrastructure (Germany – Poland)
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Transport infrastructure plays an important role in regional development and in ensuring territorial cohesion of the European Union (EU). Unfortunately, border regions, frequently peripheral, suffer from underdeveloped transport infrastructure and its unsatisfactory maintenance. Among the reasons for this are inadequate national policy frameworks, which include lack of cross-border-oriented regulations governing cross-border activities, divergence of provisions in existing legal frameworks, insufficient cooperation and coordination and lack of human and institutional capacities on both sides of the border. This case study is aimed at showing how these barriers hinder the development and maintenance of local, regional and cross-border transport infrastructures in the German-Polish border region. Discrepancies in regulations related to technical requirements, signalling and safety systems, public procurement, construction law, environmental protection and taxes cause a number of issues. These include: inconsistencies and limited interoperability of developed transport connections; the need for duplicative permits, licenses and procedures; and additional effort in tax settlements. The difficulties for the development of transport infrastructure in border regions lead to a limited cross-border mobility and trade, as well as to sub-optimal access to labour market and education. All together this decreases growth and reduces the attractiveness of the border regions. However, these effects have not been quantified for the DE-PL border up to now.
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- Corporate author(s): Association Européenne pour l'Information sur le Développement Local (AEIDL) , Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) , Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (European Commission) , Metis GmbH , Panteia BV
- Personal author(s): Teresiński, J ; Styczyńska, I
- Themes: Regional policy and regional economies
- Subject: administrative formalities , cross-border cooperation , cross-border transport , emergency aid , European Union , frontier region , frontier worker , health care , institutional cooperation , international trade , labour mobility , language policy , police cooperation , rail transport , recognition of diplomas , recognition of vocational training qualifications , regional policy , social security , transport infrastructure , urban transport
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-79-70491-8 | DOI 10.2776/199360 | Catalogue number KN-01-17-715-EN-N |
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