EU Launch Seminar: Linking Migration and Development Cooperation: European Experiences and Policy Reflections
EMN Belgium and EMN Sweden, together with the Swedish Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA) and the Swedish Migration Studies Delegation (Delmi), are organising the EU launch seminar of the anthology "Linking Migration and Development: European Experiences and Policy Lessons for Sweden".
What
Building on the 2024 EMN Inform on Migration and Development Cooperation, the anthology (attached below) examines how Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany have approached the links between migration policy and development cooperation over the past decade. The seminar will bring together research findings, country perspectives and policy reflections to discuss how national experiences can inform wider European debates.
Against the background of evolving EU policy priorities, including the Pact on Migration and Asylum, the seminar will explore how migration and development objectives can be better aligned in practice. Discussions will address external partnerships, development cooperation, return and reintegration, and migration governance.
For further details, please read the agenda attached below.
When
On 4 June 2026 from 12:00 until 16:30.
A light lunch will be served on site.
Where
The seminar will take place in English and will be organised as an in-person event in Brussels.
More information
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required (and only final once confirmed by email).
Places are limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you are interested in attending, please contact emn@ibz.be to register.
