Abstract
This chapter examines norms related to the free movement of persons, and how these are adopted at multiple levels of governance in European Cross-Border Regions (CBRs). Freedom of movement has been a defining feature of economic, social and political integration in the European Union (EU), yet national challenges to the idea of a mobile Europe endure. At the same time, pressure for the removal of border obstacles is increasing from within as CBRs assert their own identities and interest in enhancing freedom of movement. This chapter examines the Danish-Swedish Oresund region as one of the EU’s model CBRs and an interesting case study of European free movement norm adoption. While the Oresund region sets itself out as a leader in European integration and mobility, it has also been the site of national frictions over cross-border mobility, particularly around Third Country Nationals, highlighting the complex and asymmetric processes of free movement norm adoption.
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