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Vincent Pijnenburg
Despite decades of European financial stimulation for cross-border projects, the attention for cross-border cooperation (CBC) is still volatile. The focus on CBC has been fluctuating for decades, depending on political and economic trends among other aspects. Irrespective of that, it remains difficult to encourage citizens in the Dutch-German borderland to engage in cross-border working and living. Without commitment among citizens at grassroots level, CBC will primarily remain an enjoyable pastime for the euroregional elite. Based on scientific debates on border studies, this paper highlights CBC by reflecting on border-related policy. By way of illustration, this research will zoom in on the northern Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, one of the Dutch-German Euroregions. Based on some contemplations on Dutch-German cooperation in recent decades, this article concludes with some action-oriented principles for CBC which could contribute to strengthening its impact.
A pesar das deˀcadas de estíˀmulo financeiro europeo aos proxectos transfronteirizos, a atencioˀ n aˀ cooperacioˀ n transfronteiriza (CT) segue sendo volaˀ til. A atencioˀ n aˀ CT flutuou durante deˀcadas, dependendo das tendencias políˀticas e econoˀmicas, entre outros aspectos. Independentemente diso, segue sendo difíˀcil animar aos cidadaˀns da fronteira neerlandesa-alemaˀ a participar no traballo e a vida transfronteirizos. Sen o compromiso dos cidadaˀns a nivel de base, a CT seguiraˀ sendo principalmente un pasatempo agradable para a elite eurorrexional. Baseaˀndose nos debates cientíˀficos sobre os estudos fronteirizos, este documento pon de relevo a CT reflexionando sobre a políˀtica relacionada coas fronteiras. A modo de exemplo, esta investigacioˀ n centrarase na eurorrexioˀ n do norte do Mosa-Rin, unha das eurorrexioˀ ns neerlandesas-alemaˀs. A partir dalgunhas reflexioˀ ns sobre a cooperacioˀ n neerlandesa-alemaˀ nas uˀ ltimas deˀcadas, este artigo concluˀ e con alguˀ ns principios orientados aˀ accioˀ n para a CTF que poderíˀan contribuíˀr a reforzar o seu impacto.
