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The seminar will review available statistical data of migrant and mobile citizens; their use and knowledge of social security rights, especially healthcare and LTC; and the phenomenon of ‘social dumping’ and cross-border social fraud.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: free movement, social security, mobile citizen
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The 19th International Metropolis Conference 2014 will take place on 3-7 November in Milan. Researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and non-governmental organizations meet to discuss challenges and opportunities of migration flows.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: metropolis
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The annual conference on the Schengen area (Academy of European Law) intents to provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the European Commission's proposed Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Schengen acquis, Schengen borders code
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The European University Institute in Florence proposes its VIII Migration Summer School from Monday 25 June to Friday 6 July 2012.
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Main theme: Study § Training
Keywords: social movement, immigrant
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On April 18th, the Association on the Aliens Law (ADDE) will propose a workshop in order to update and integrate different issues concerning the reforms of the immigration laws, and particularly the law of 15 December 1980.
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Main theme: Regularization
Keywords: law of 15 December 1980; reception law
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Philippe Fargues, director of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), presents the different tasks, projects and activities of the new MPC, founded in January 2012, with the support of the European Union.
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Main theme: Integration, External Dimension
Keywords: European research for Integration
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Lecturer Raluca Radescu from the CEMIS (Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies) - Antwerp university, will examine multiculturalism issues, addressing community versus individual rights illustrated by the case study of Roma early marriages in Romania.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Community rigths, Multiculturalism
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A new research platform on return migration and reintegration: The Return migration and Development Platform (RDP) has been launched.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission, Data & Statistics
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The Christian Michelsen Institute published a report commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration on the Norwegian Information, Return, and Reintegration of Iraqi Nationals to Iraq (IRRINI) Programme. The research has been done in cooperation with the University of Duhok.
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Main theme: Integration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: reintegration program, voluntary return
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The European Policy Centre and the European Programme for Integration and Migration are organising this Conference on 6 December that will explore issues around the rights of migrants, particularly those who are undocumented, and the role of the media in the migration and integration debate
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Media, EU Migration Policy, fundamental rights, migrants rights, undocumented migrants
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The MAFE project is a major research initiative focused on migration between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. It brings together nine European and African research centres working on international migrations
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: migration flows
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The Prague Process is a new political process promoting migration partnerships among the participating states of the European Union, the Schengen Area, South Eastern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Prague Process
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The King Baudouin Foundation, the European Policy Centre and the Odysseus Academic Network are organising a Conference on Family reunification under strain: restrictive vs. flexible policies, on 17 November
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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The Catholic University of Louvain will organize a restricted seminar about the first findings of a research project concerning the implementation into the Belgian law of the Dublin Regulation and the Qualification Directive
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum law, Dublin Regulation, qualification directive
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PREMIG is a four-year research project 2011-2014 based at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The project addresses return migration from Norway and the United Kingdom
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: forced return, return, voluntary return
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The 16th International Metropolis Conference will take place on 12-16 September in Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands. Researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and non-governmental organizations meet to discuss challenges and opportunities of migration flows.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: metropolis, migration
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According to the two-yearly study, Belgium scores best on speed, cost and conditions for obtaining a work permit for higher educated people, compared with the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers, residence permit
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EU leaders on 24 June agreed to establish a "safeguard mechanism" allowing the re-introduction of internal borders in exceptional circumstances
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Council, Schengen Agreement
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The University Centre Sint-Ignatius Antwerp (UCSIA) organizes a lecture- and debate-evening in cooperation with the University of Antwerp.
Lectures and discussion will be held in English.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: detention, EU Migration Policy
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This final Conference that took place on 15th June 2011 has presented some of the outcomes of research conducted within the framework of the European project Improving EU and US Immigration Systems' Capacity for Responding to Global Challenges: Learning from experiences
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, immigration policies
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Debate organised by the Fondation Robert Schuman whith Mr. Jacques Barrot (former Vice-President of the EU Commission) and Mr. Carlos Coehlo (EU MEP, EPP), moderated by Mr. Jean-Dominique Giuliani
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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The conference of the King Baudouin Foundation focus on migrants from China, Congo, Morocco and Turkey. The conference will discuss the question if transnational activities are factors of integration or rather segregation.
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Main theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: King Baudouin Foundation, transnationalism
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Johan Wets and Fernando Pauwels of HIVA-KULeuven present a research project on Eastern European labour migration and make recommendations. Practical information: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 14-17 pm, Trierstraat 31-33, 1041 Brussels
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Eastern Europe, labour migration, labour shortages
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The Institute of Jewish Studies (IJS), in collaboration with the Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) organizes on Thursday, May 5, 2011 4:00 p.m. a seminar: "Comparative Diasporas: Politics and Culture, an International Workshop.