Cross-border disadvantages under the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement (ORK: Germany, France, Switzerland – Greater Region: Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium)

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What was the core OBSTACLE in undertaking the activity?	Problems in implementing the Schengen Agreement across borders.
Which were the main CAUSES of the OBSTACLE?	Language problems Different compatibility of the Schengen agreement with respective national laws. Cross-border cooperation at all levels is primarily dependent on the persons involved. Cross-border cooperation depends on what the partners involved are willing and able to contribute with a result that it develops a momentum of its own.
Which were the main EFFECTS of the OBSTACLE?
Please, describe briefly the factor(s) which mostly (3-4) aggravated the persistence of the Obstacle
Institution	The Land Government of Rhineland-Palatinate is a member of the Franco-German-Swiss Conference of the Upper Rhine (Deutsch-französisch-schweizerische Oberrheinkonferenz) (ORK) and of the Greater Region Saarland – Lorraine – Luxembourg – Rhineland-Palatinate – the Walloon region – the French and German-speaking community of Belgium (Greater Region).
Contact details	State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate, mail to:Poststelle@stk.rlp.de
Year of record	2012