Analysis of border crossings in South East Europe and measures for their improvement

In South East Europe (SEE) the existence of several non-European Union (EU) member countries and borders procedures burdens the regional and international land transport with times and costs. ACROSSEE (Accessibility Improved at border crossing for the integration of South East Europe) is an EU co-funded project, concluded recently as a follow-up to SEETAC project (South East Europe Transport Axis Cooperation) that highlighted the need to facilitate border crossings and urged for the improvement of Transport in the SEE region, as integral part of the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T). This paper presents the analysis and the formulated proposals and measures for the improvement of border crossings, which could have direct positive effects on transport and trade in the region.