One-day Policy Workshop: "Mobility Partnerships: Why? What? And How?"
The workshop aims at sharing ideas on the relevance of mobility partnerships and projects supporting their implementation as well as enhancement of collaboration and funding opportunities.
Background (Source: ICMPD)
Mobility Partnerships (MPs) represent the most advanced framework of cooperation and partnership between the EU, EU Member States and third countries in the field of migration and mobility. They are a key policy instrument of the EU Global Approach to Migration and Mobility. MPs enable the EU and its partner countries to address all migration and mobility issues of mutual concern in a targeted, specific and concrete way, creating tangible benefits for citizens and other stakeholders on both sides.
So far, four MPs have been concluded by the EU with the following partner countries: Moldova and Cape Verde (2008), Georgia (2009), and Armenia (2011) and a MP is currently in preparation with Azerbaijan. Moreover, in the framework of the dialogues on migration, mobility and security with the Southern Mediterranean countries, the EU is considering the establishment of MPs with Tunisia and Morocco. The success and positive achievements of the MPs are determined mainly by the full commitment of all parties involved and initiatives/projects funded and implemented under each MP.
Building on this momentum, the European Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) “Migration EU Expertise” (MIEUX) Programme will organise a one-day policy workshop "Mobility Partnerships: Why? What? And How?"
More on the workshop
The Workshop’s objective is to share ideas in a smaller format (representatives of EU MS, current and future partner countries and EU institutions) on the relevance of MPs and the projects supporting its implementation, initiatives and actions which could be carried out within the framework of MPs, enhancement of collaboration among various stakeholders concerned, and funding opportunities.
The invitation and agenda will be disseminated shortly.
For more information, do not hesitate to contact Ms. Julie Marchal at julie.marchal@icmpd.org or by telephone at +32 2 233 11 68 or Ms. Olivia Finger at olivia.finger@icmpd.org or by telephone at +32 2 233 11 74.