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The Annual Conference of the European Migration Network was held on March 19 and 20. It aimed to provide a global context for the ‘competition for talent’ as well as the practical responses that Member States have developed to ensure that their skills needs can be identified and met.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: competitiveness, EMN Annual Conference, highly skilled workers, talent
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On 19-20 March 2015, the Latvian Contact Point of the EMN, under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency of the European Council, organizes the EMN Conference on "Attracting and Retaining Talent in Europe".
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: competitiveness, economic growth, EMN conference, talent
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On 12 and 13 June 2014, the European Migration Network Conference 2014 took place on "Irregular migration and return: challenges and practices". The Conference was organised in Athens, within the framework of the Hellenic Presidency of the EU Council.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: alternative to detention, detention, entry ban, readmission agreement, return
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Today, on 14 February 2014, the first meeting took place of the Return and Reintegration Experts' Group (REG) under auspices of the European Migration Network. REG incorporates the former work of the Voluntary Return European Network.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return, VREG
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Based on the EMN Work Programme 2014, approved by the Steering Board in November 2013 and in the process of being formally approved by the Commission, the EMN will work this year on new deliverables.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: work programme
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On 5 and 6 November, the Lithuanian EU Presidency hosted the EMN Annual conference. This edition focussed on the achievements and challenges of EU labour migration and the role of migration in the EU Agenda for Growth.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: EMN Annual Conference, growth, labour migration, labour migration policy
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On 25 October 2013 the Belgian National Contact Point of the European Migration Network organised a conference on the reception of asylum seekers in Belgium and the EU.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception law, reception policy
Presentation EMN Study: Attracting Highly Qualified and Qualified Third Country Nationals to Belgium
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On 30 September, the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN holds a lunchmeeting on attracting highly skilled and skilled third country nationals. A reflection is also launched towards the future regionalization of labor migration policy.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers
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On 30 September 2013, the Belgian EMN NCP organized a lunch debate to present and discuss on the outcomes of the recently published study "Attracting highly qualified and qualified third-country nationals". The national television showed up and covered the event in the one o'clock news.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: European Migration Network
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As of today, you can access the new official EMN EU website. This move, together with a thorough review of its contents, leads to more visibility and the dissemination to a wider public of the network and of its activities and outputs.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: European Migration Network
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The Annual EMN Conference 2013 will address EU Labour Migration Policy. The Conference "The Agenda for Growth in the EU: Why Migration Matters" will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: EMN conference, growth, highly skilled workers
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The Belgian National Contact Point of the European Migration Network (EMN) organises a lunchmeeting to present the results of the EMN-study on "Attracting Highly Qualified and Qualified Third-Country Nationals".
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers
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This Conference looked into the strengths and weaknesses of reception system for asylum seekers in terms of quality, efficiency and flexibility. Speakers from Belgium, France and the UK provided a comparative perspective.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception centre, flexibility, reception crisis
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The EMN Work Programme for 2013 builds on and consolidates the approach of last year, improving the network capacity for
producing information in more flexible and timely ways to meet the needs of policymakers.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: work programme
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On 29th November in Paris, the French NCP organised a conference on the CEAS. The next day there was a EMN-Cluster Meeting on reception conditions for asylum seekers in the EU: "existing mechanisms and good practices”
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: CEAS
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Following a selection procedure, the Steering Board members of the European Migration Network approved four study topics to be addressed in 2013
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: study topic
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The EMN glossary, a useful tool to improve the use of common definitions on migration and asylum has been translated into French. This version was accomplished through narrow cooperation of the EMN national contact points of Belgium, France and Luxemburg.
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Responding to information needs and increasing responsiveness to policy makers needs, is the key EMN objective for 2013. The EMN also aims at further informing media and public debates on asylum and immigration.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: study topic, work programme
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This Conference, organised by the EMN CY NCP within the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, will support the policymaking process in the field of immigration and international students, notably in the development of the planned review of Council Directive 2004/114/EC.
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Main theme: Student Migration
Keywords: student directive, student mobility
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The Commission published today its report on the development of the European Migration Network (EMN).
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: evaluation of EMN
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At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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The Belgian National Contact Point of the EMN organised its first ‘Round Table on Migration and Asylum Policy’ – an event which brought together key stakeholders to discuss policy developments and challenges.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum policy, migration policy
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An updated and revised edition of the multilingual EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary (Version 2) has been launched.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
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The EMN-informs are providing a brief summary of the main policy-relevant findings from an EMN activity.
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Main theme: Migration, Economic migration
Keywords: circular migration
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National Conference of the Bulgarian National Contact Point of the EMN on 13 December 2011 in Sofia
