Romania - Hungary border region

AuthorViaggi, Raffaele; Rubio, Jean; Peyrony, Jean
Pages49-50
ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF BORDER-RELATED MEASURE S TAKEN BY MS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
CASE STUDIES
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Romania Hungary border
region
Border controls and
cross-border mobility
(Reduced crossings
points, type of controls,
congestion, CB public
transport…)
In March, the border was closed hermetically. Although there were
some exceptions, the majority of people could not cross the border.
The border was closed from the Hungarian side: Romania allowed
people to enter. Body temperature was checked sporadically, mostly
on the Romanian side. There was also a rule according to which peo-
ple could cross the border for 24 hours within a 30 km radius without
any justification. Even though the rules were the same for every
border section, there were some d esignated border crossings for
passenger and for freight traffic, which kept operating all along.
CB buses and trains were suspended.
CB coordination and
dialogue during the
crisis and the de-con-
tainment phase
(Evolution in border con-
trols and effects of the
lifting of border controls)
For people living in the region it seemed that the decisions were
made exclusively in Budapest and Bucharest, without coordination
and without consulting local authorities. They had the impression
that new rules were coming continuously, a nd they were unable to
follow the most up-to-date status.
Impact on cross-bor-
der workers
(Remote working and
taxation, social security,
unemployment…)
Similar experiences as on the other Hungarian border sections,
namely, that after a couple of days people could return to commute.
The share of people losing their jobs was extremely low. However,
the case of seasonal workers characteristic for this regio n was
problematic as they did not fall into the 24-hour rule as they usually
come for 3-4 months at once, so the regulations had to be expanded
to include them as well.
Impact on the users
of cross-border public
services (CPS)
The cross-border relations got reduced to only co mmunication. For
instance, in the Romanian Scueni regular floods took place and usu-
ally volunteers and firefighters from Hungary offer their support. Due
to the coronavirus, this year they were unable to go.

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