The EUR(H)OPE project centers on building key skills for both youth workers and young people (18-30) living in Mediterranean-Adriatic border communities. In addition to empowering them to tell their stories, it engages them in training and advocacy activities regarding migration, identity, and storytelling by means of journalistic techniques and other non-formal education methodologies.

Drawing on the outputs and experiences of the first 21 months of the project the 4 partners of the EUR(H)OPE project each carried out 2 local Policy Labs with varied public authorities and stakeholders in their cities in January 2026. These Policy Labs treated the main issues related to migration and European identity in each local context, with significant variation between countries due to the spheres of influence and likelihood of affecting public policy in different areas in each participating country. In addition to identifying the current state of play regarding migration and its associated issues in each local or national context, these Policy Labs also allowed us to workshop solutions or recommendations for new policies aimed at improving the issues identified. They led to the creation of spaces for exchange and collaboration between differing actors and sectors in each country, thereby increasing the advocacy and impact of the EUR(H)OPE project and future possibilities for intersectoral and interdisciplinary cooperation at the local, regional, national, and international levels.

 

This document comprises the main results and policy recommendations from the local Policy Labs carried out in the four partner countries, in infographic form. After engaging local stakeholders and policymakers in the themes central to the EUR(H) OPE project and specific to each local area, we now seek to participate actively in shaping new public policies through the distribution of these infographics and further calls to action in each local area.