EUREGIO Tirol - Südtirol - Trentino (Austria-Italy)
Author | Viaggi, Raffaele; Rubio, Jean; Peyrony, Jean |
Pages | 38-40 |
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF BORDER-RELATED MEASURE S TAKEN BY MS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
CASE STUDIES
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EUREGIO Tirol – Südtirol – Trentino (Austria-
Italy)
Border controls and
cross-border mobility
(Reduced crossings
points, type of controls,
congestion, CB public
transport…)
The three Alpine border crossings were only open to people work-
ing in the critical healthcare sector and citizens going back to their
homeland. In these cases, the crossing was allowed without a
COVID test. By presenting a negative COVID test, the cross-
ing of the Austrian border was always allowed. After April 6th
free circulation was allowed again for CB workers. Apart from CB
workers, other persons had to self-isolate during 14 dayswhen
arriving in the other country.
While freight was always allowed to cross the Alps, passenger
trains stopped several km before the border.
CB coordination and di-
alogue during the crisis
and the de-contain-
ment phase
(Evolution in border con-
trols and effects of the lift-
ing of border controls)
Starting from the beginning of the pandemic in Northern Italy, the
Euregion Tirol Südtirol Trentino established an online CB task
force based on weekly meetings between the Presidents of the
three provinces.
“By also involving health authorities, this task force made the ex-
change of information possible on the necessary equipment stand-
ards to tackle the pandemic in hospitals, as the situation in Austria
had a “delay” on the Italian regions’ one.”
Mattias Fink, EUREGIO Tirol – Südtirol – Trentino
Impact on the users of
cross-border public
services (CPS)
(healthcare, information
to citizens, education…)
Healthcare:
The CB task forcemade the exchange of information possible
on the necessary equipment standards to tackle the pan-
demic in hospitals, as the situation in Austria had a “delay” on the
Italian regions’ one. Moreover, since the number of intensive care
beds soon became almost complete on the Italian side, Tirol (AT)
offered a patient transfer to 8-10 Italian citizens. However,
this healthcare cooperation did not represent something new as it
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