This week, following the proposal of the European Commission, the Council has agreed on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Principle 19...
The Maastricht-based Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility (ITEM) has established a cross-border portal providing an overview of recent information about...
The various measures taken by national governments to prevent the spread of the Corona virus have far-reaching consequences for freedom of movement and create a great deal of uncertainty,...
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, many of the border regions face border-crossing restrictions. This has many negative effects on the cross-border life especially for frontier workers. The...
EURES is the European network of employment services that facilitates the free movement of workers across Europe. EURES services are provided through the online EURES portal and more than 1,000 EURES...
Do you work abroad or have you worked there? And have you built up a pension abroad? Then you have a chance to win an iPad by participating in the research of Sander Kramer, PhD candidate at ITEM (...
Although in a lesser extend than other European crossborder regions, The Italian - Slovenian border region is seeing and increase in frontier workers, i.e. workers that reside in one country, but...
The EU has a new website providing an overview on the possibilities and rights of EU citizens to work and live abroad: https://europa.eu/euandme/passion/work-and-live-abroad_en . Did you know that:...
The 2019 call on cross-border partnerships in the area of labour mobility has just been published. This is done under the EU programme for Employment and Social innovation (EaSI). Interested...
The 2018 Annual report on intra-EU labour mobility from the European Commission is now public and available for download here . From the executive summary: The annual report provides updated...
Addressing long-term unemployment is a key political priority of the European Commission's jobs and growth strategy. In February 2016 the Council of the European Union adopted the Recommendation on...
A Call on Cross-border partnerships and support to cooperation on intra-EU mobility for EEA countries and social partners has just been published by the European Commission. Title of the call for...
EUREGIO Gronau initiated a more intensive cooperation for the local cross-border employers and employees. Successful project “UNLOCK Personal über die Grenze” – Personnel over...
Cross-border commuting will only be fully available to border workers if their diplomas are mutually recognised - this should happen with no additional costs or delays. The Benelux countries will...