Will reducing border barriers via the EU’s b-solutions lead towards greater European territorial integration?

Eduardo Medeiros, Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Cinzia Dellagiacoma and Giulia Brustia

Regional Studies, 2022, vol. 56, issue 3, 504-517

Abstract: Despite the positive contributions of several European Union (EU) policies to reduce border barriers, the EU Cross-Border Review (CBR) initiative reaffirmed their relevance and persistence. Since 2018, the EU has supported the b-solutions initiative, specifically focused on tackling legal and administrative border obstacles, aiming to highlight replicable solutions which can contribute to reducing these obstacles. This article critically assesses the b-solutions and its contribution to reducing administrative and legal border obstacles, with an eye to promoting a more integrated European territory. It is concluded that b-solutions is a valid, yet insufficient, initiative to provide replicable solutions to mitigate cross-border barriers.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1912724

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