EU Migrants Promoting Openness With Equal Rights
 

Acronym: EUM POWER
Framework: Interreg Europe
Duration of the project: 01.05.2025. - 31.07.2029.

Aim of the project:

The EU M POWER project aims to improve the situation of intra-EU labour migrants (EUMCs – EU Mobile Citizens), particularly by addressing misinformation and preventing labour rights violations. The project seeks to ensure that workers have access to clear, transparent, and easily available information about their rights, working conditions, and opportunities, thereby strengthening social, economic, and territorial cohesion within the European Union.
 
Project partners:

• The Hague University of Applied Sciences (NL) – Lead Partner
• Municipality of The Hague (NL)
• Guissona City Council (ES)
• Pannon Business Network Association (HU)
• Centre for Development of the Vardar Planning Region (MK)
• Ninove Municipality (BE)
• JPYP Business Service (FI)
• Cluj-Napoca Municipality (RO)
• Region of Peloponnese (GR)

Associated policy authorities:

• City of Alajärvi (FI)
• Segarra County Council (ES)
• Municipality of Szombathely City with County Rights (HU)

Activity of PBN:

As a project partner, PBN represents the policy instrument linked to the Szombathely 2030 strategy. Within the project, PBN focuses on cross-border commuters between Austria and Hungary. The initiative aims to analyse the characteristics and motivations of commuters between Vas County and Burgenland through four key dimensions:

• labour market and economic factors
• social and quality-of-life aspects
• trust and institutional relations
• future vision and service needs

The overall goal is to strengthen the region’s workforce retention and community development capacity, fully aligned with the objectives of the Szombathely 2030 strategy.

 
Budget in Euro:
Project overall budget:  2,063,028.00 €
ERDF funding: 1,650,422.40 €
 
Project homepage: https://www.interregeurope.eu/eum-power
Program homepage: https://www.interregeurope.eu/
Project manager: Martin Dan (martin.dan@pbn.hu)
 

'The project is realized in the Interreg Europe program with the cofinancing of the European Union and Hungary'