How can we encourage civil society in border regions to participate in the debate on the future of Europe? With this question in mind and their deep knowledge of the borders’ specificities, the members of the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN) started to develop the Engaging Civil Society in Cross Border Regions for the Future of Europe project. Consisting of 5 forums that took place between 2018 and 2021 in the 5 border regions of the 9 project partners, the project enabled citizens not only to deepen their understanding of the EU but also to voice their opinions about current trends and EU policy-making processes.