The boarder closings due to COVID took boarder regions by surprise. Everyday life was severely disrupted, families divided. Building on the conviction that cross-border regions must be put at the very heart of European integration, this panel discussion reflected on the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on such regions and the ongoing and future challenges they face.
Speakers:
Birte Wassenberg, Professor of Contemporary History, Université de Strasbourg Fabienne Leloup, Professor of Economics, Social and Political Sciences, UCLouvaine (tbc)
Martin Unfried, Senior Researcher, ITEM/Maastricht University
Alain de Muyser, Secretary-General, Benelux Union
Moderator:
Jacob Ross, Research Fellow in the France/Franco-German Relations Program, German Council on Foreign Relations
Welcoming remarks: Landry Charrier, Attaché for Scientific and Academic Cooperation, Institut français des Pays-Bas
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