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A new territorial vision for Central Europe? – Closing workshop of the BorderLabs CE project
Experts and stakeholders from 9 Central and South-East European countries convened in Budapest on 7 October at the closing event of the BorderLabs CE project. The closing workshop was, in parallel, a launch event of a network of experts working ...
The LUPS-CESCI Research Group at the TEIN Annual General Assembly and Conference in Mons
From 5 to 7 October, Mons hosted the annual General Assembly and conference of the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN), attended by the LUPS-CESCI Research Group on Cross-Border Cooperation ...
„Joint problems generate joint solutions”. International conference on the EGTC tool in Chişinau, Moldova
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted the domestic EGTC law on 11 June this year. The legal act enables local, regional and national authorities located in Moldova to join European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs). The Swedish Association ...
BorderLabs CE – Closing Workshop & Partner Meeting: Shaping Visions and Cooperation for Central Europe
The BorderLabs CE Closing Workshop and Partner Meeting will bring project partners and experts together in Budapest on 6–7 October 2026 to reflect on the project’s achievements and explore opportunities for continued cooperation. The event will focus on the future ...
The ABCD Journal Takes a Major Step Forward: Now Available on the MTA Library’s OJS Platform
The Journal of Advanced Studies on Borders, Cooperation and Development (ABCD Journal) has reached an important milestone: it is now available through the Open Journal Systems platform operated by the Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ...
Have your say: Charter for participatory cross-border cooperation governance in Central Europe
The Charter for participatory cross-border cooperation governance in Central Europe was presented at the BorderLabs CE project’s closing conference in Brussels as a shared vision for stronger cooperation across the region. We invite you to read the Charter and share ...
Data access and cross-border connections – New publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)
A new publication by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), titled Living Spaces, Flows and Structures Across the EU Internal Borders, has been published. The report examines the functioning of cross-border regions along the EU's internal borders, everyday mobility, ...
CESCI’s participation in the World Planning Schools Congress
In July 2026, the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC 2026) was held in Finland, jointly hosted by Helsinki, Espoo, and Tampere. The event was an exceptionally large-scale professional gathering, both in terms of the number of participants (more than ...
The fourth newsletter of the BorderLabs CE project has been published
This newsletter summarizes the latest news and events of the BorderLabs CE project, presenting the results of cross-border cooperation in Central Europe, pilot experiences, and upcoming programs ...
Supporting the adoption of EGTC legislation in Serbia. Completion of the b-solutions project of the Banat Triplex Confinium EGTC
On the 30th of June, the fifth and final workshop of the b-solutions project titled “Serbian members in an EGTC” was held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Within the framework of the project, commissioned by the Banat Triplex Confinium EGTC, the ...
Practical responses to territorial inequalities: highlights from the ESPON 2026 Seminar in Cyprus
The annual ESPON Seminar was held in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 17–18 June 2026 under the title Mind the Gap: Addressing Cognitive Distance to Territorial Cohesion ...
Professional Day of the István Pálfi Scholarship Recipients
CESCI has traditionally placed a strong emphasis on the training and mentoring of future professionals. In this spirit, we participated in the Professional Day organised by the István Pálfi Regional Development Foundation on 23 June 2026, which once again provided ...
After 20 Years: The Annual Meeting of the European Cross-Border Platform in Light of the EGTC Regulation
The European Cross-Border Platform (ECBP) held its annual meeting on 10 and 11 June 2026 in Brussels, in the premises of the Committee of the Regions (CoR). The meeting was co-organised by the CoR and the Central European Service for ...
“Do not look at European space […] as if it were covered seamlessly by state territories.” – Closing conference of the BorderLabs CE project
The partners of the BorderLabs CE project held the closing conference in Brussels on 10 June 2026, as a side event of the European Cross-Border Platform’s annual meeting. The conference attracted a broad audience of nearly 100 participants representing EU ...
Participation and theoretical-practical presentation at the EUROGEO 2026 Conference
CESCI also participated in the annual conference of the European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO), held between 21 and 24 May 2026 at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, the Netherlands ...
A new territorial vision for Central Europe? – Closing workshop of the BorderLabs CE project
Experts and stakeholders from 9 Central and South-East European countries convened in Budapest on 7 October at the closing event of the BorderLabs CE project. The closing workshop was, in ...
The LUPS-CESCI Research Group at the TEIN Annual General Assembly and Conference in Mons
From 5 to 7 October, Mons hosted the annual General Assembly and conference of the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN), attended by the LUPS-CESCI Research Group on Cross-Border Cooperation ...
„Joint problems generate joint solutions”. International conference on the EGTC tool in Chişinau, Moldova
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted the domestic EGTC law on 11 June this year. The legal act enables local, regional and national authorities located in Moldova to ...
BorderLabs CE – Closing Workshop & Partner Meeting: Shaping Visions and Cooperation for Central Europe
The BorderLabs CE Closing Workshop and Partner Meeting will bring project partners and experts together in Budapest on 6–7 October 2026 to reflect on the project’s achievements and explore opportunities ...
The ABCD Journal Takes a Major Step Forward: Now Available on the MTA Library’s OJS Platform
The Journal of Advanced Studies on Borders, Cooperation and Development (ABCD Journal) has reached an important milestone: it is now available through the Open Journal Systems platform operated by the ...
Have your say: Charter for participatory cross-border cooperation governance in Central Europe
The Charter for participatory cross-border cooperation governance in Central Europe was presented at the BorderLabs CE project’s closing conference in Brussels as a shared vision for stronger cooperation across the ...
Data access and cross-border connections – New publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)
A new publication by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), titled Living Spaces, Flows and Structures Across the EU Internal Borders, has been published. The report examines the functioning ...
CESCI’s participation in the World Planning Schools Congress
In July 2026, the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC 2026) was held in Finland, jointly hosted by Helsinki, Espoo, and Tampere. The event was an exceptionally large-scale professional gathering, ...
The fourth newsletter of the BorderLabs CE project has been published
This newsletter summarizes the latest news and events of the BorderLabs CE project, presenting the results of cross-border cooperation in Central Europe, pilot experiences, and upcoming programs ...
Supporting the adoption of EGTC legislation in Serbia. Completion of the b-solutions project of the Banat Triplex Confinium EGTC
On the 30th of June, the fifth and final workshop of the b-solutions project titled “Serbian members in an EGTC” was held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Within the framework of ...
Practical responses to territorial inequalities: highlights from the ESPON 2026 Seminar in Cyprus
The annual ESPON Seminar was held in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 17–18 June 2026 under the title Mind the Gap: Addressing Cognitive Distance to Territorial Cohesion ...
Professional Day of the István Pálfi Scholarship Recipients
CESCI has traditionally placed a strong emphasis on the training and mentoring of future professionals. In this spirit, we participated in the Professional Day organised by the István Pálfi Regional ...
After 20 Years: The Annual Meeting of the European Cross-Border Platform in Light of the EGTC Regulation
The European Cross-Border Platform (ECBP) held its annual meeting on 10 and 11 June 2026 in Brussels, in the premises of the Committee of the Regions (CoR). The meeting was ...
“Do not look at European space […] as if it were covered seamlessly by state territories.” – Closing conference of the BorderLabs CE project
The partners of the BorderLabs CE project held the closing conference in Brussels on 10 June 2026, as a side event of the European Cross-Border Platform’s annual meeting. The conference ...
Participation and theoretical-practical presentation at the EUROGEO 2026 Conference
CESCI also participated in the annual conference of the European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO), held between 21 and 24 May 2026 at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, the ...
A new territorial vision for Central Europe? – Closing workshop of the BorderLabs CE project
Experts and stakeholders from 9 Central and South-East European countries convened in Budapest on 7 October at the closing event of the BorderLabs CE project. The closing workshop was, in ...
The LUPS-CESCI Research Group at the TEIN Annual General Assembly and Conference in Mons
From 5 to 7 October, Mons hosted the annual General Assembly and conference of the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN), attended by the LUPS-CESCI Research Group on Cross-Border Cooperation ...
„Joint problems generate joint solutions”. International conference on the EGTC tool in Chişinau, Moldova
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova adopted the domestic EGTC law on 11 June this year. The legal act enables local, regional and national authorities located in Moldova to ...
BorderLabs CE – Closing Workshop & Partner Meeting: Shaping Visions and Cooperation for Central Europe
The BorderLabs CE Closing Workshop and Partner Meeting will bring project partners and experts together in Budapest on 6–7 October 2026 to reflect on the project’s achievements and explore opportunities ...
The ABCD Journal Takes a Major Step Forward: Now Available on the MTA Library’s OJS Platform
The Journal of Advanced Studies on Borders, Cooperation and Development (ABCD Journal) has reached an important milestone: it is now available through the Open Journal Systems platform operated by the ...
Have your say: Charter for participatory cross-border cooperation governance in Central Europe
The Charter for participatory cross-border cooperation governance in Central Europe was presented at the BorderLabs CE project’s closing conference in Brussels as a shared vision for stronger cooperation across the ...
Data access and cross-border connections – New publication by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC)
A new publication by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), titled Living Spaces, Flows and Structures Across the EU Internal Borders, has been published. The report examines the functioning ...
CESCI’s participation in the World Planning Schools Congress
In July 2026, the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC 2026) was held in Finland, jointly hosted by Helsinki, Espoo, and Tampere. The event was an exceptionally large-scale professional gathering, ...
The fourth newsletter of the BorderLabs CE project has been published
This newsletter summarizes the latest news and events of the BorderLabs CE project, presenting the results of cross-border cooperation in Central Europe, pilot experiences, and upcoming programs ...
Supporting the adoption of EGTC legislation in Serbia. Completion of the b-solutions project of the Banat Triplex Confinium EGTC
On the 30th of June, the fifth and final workshop of the b-solutions project titled “Serbian members in an EGTC” was held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Within the framework of ...
Practical responses to territorial inequalities: highlights from the ESPON 2026 Seminar in Cyprus
The annual ESPON Seminar was held in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 17–18 June 2026 under the title Mind the Gap: Addressing Cognitive Distance to Territorial Cohesion ...
Professional Day of the István Pálfi Scholarship Recipients
CESCI has traditionally placed a strong emphasis on the training and mentoring of future professionals. In this spirit, we participated in the Professional Day organised by the István Pálfi Regional ...
After 20 Years: The Annual Meeting of the European Cross-Border Platform in Light of the EGTC Regulation
The European Cross-Border Platform (ECBP) held its annual meeting on 10 and 11 June 2026 in Brussels, in the premises of the Committee of the Regions (CoR). The meeting was ...
“Do not look at European space […] as if it were covered seamlessly by state territories.” – Closing conference of the BorderLabs CE project
The partners of the BorderLabs CE project held the closing conference in Brussels on 10 June 2026, as a side event of the European Cross-Border Platform’s annual meeting. The conference ...
Participation and theoretical-practical presentation at the EUROGEO 2026 Conference
CESCI also participated in the annual conference of the European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO), held between 21 and 24 May 2026 at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, the ...