Research project BORDERLANDS - Boundaries, Governance, and Power in the European Union's Relations with North Africa and the Middle East Print Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email Visit the dedicated Project Website → This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) This project was funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme (Grant Agreement 263277) The project investigated relations between the EU and Middle East and North Africa countries (MENA) through the concept of borderlands. It explored the complex process by which the EU extends its functional and legal borders to the MENA countries, thereby transforming such area into borderlands.