Border People project features on breakfast webinar

(Published with the kind permission of the Border Focal Point Network)

The Border People project was included in the 12th edition of the Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate Series which took place today and gathered policymakers, experts, and representatives of EU institutions to discuss ‘How to further integrate labour markets across borders.’

More than 80 people from 20 EU countries joined the webinar online. They engaged in fruitful conversations around the opportunities and benefits that eliminating border challenges in cross-border areas could bring by illustrating good practices and debating the way forward.

This was the 12th episode of the ‘Beyond Borders’ Breakfast Debates series, organised by the Border Focal Point Network, and provided an ideal opportunity to delve into the future of labour market integration in cross-border regions.

The discussion featured a distinguished panel of experts, including Olivier Baudelet (DG REGIO, European Commission), Guus de Bruijn (Benelux Union), Balázs Lengyel (European Labour Authority), Annmarie O’Kane (Centre for Cross Border Studies), and Lukáš Novotný (Associate Professor of Political Science at UJEP University). Andrew Lansley moderated the session.

The panellists discussed successful practices that have brought labour markets closer together, such as the establishment of cooperation structures and the understanding of cross-border issues like taxation, social security, and qualifications.

Watch the recording here