CROSSGOV - final report
Final report
March 10, 2026
The report presents the final results in a compact way, providing an integrated perspective on cross-border regions, via the related territorial analyses. It synthesizes the approach to delineating cross-border functional areas, including its testing and results; it also provides an overview on the cross-border governance structures, based on the desk research. In a complementary step, cross-cutting findings from the 10 case studies - including the results of the Futures workshops run with the stakeholders - are presented. The final chapter synthesises the findings from the analytical streams and puts forward a set of policy recommendations tested in the stakeholder consultations, and the future research needs.
In-depth details on both methodologies used and results are provided in :
- Scientific annex I: Definition and delineation of cross-border functional areas
- Scientific annex II: Compendium of multi-level governance structures in cross-border contexts
- Case study report XI: Cross-cutting analysis of the case studies
This publication comes from an ESPON project
[CROSSGOV] - Governance mechanisms for cross-border functional areas
Project
August 29, 2024