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EMN National Conference on Return of irregular and vulnerable migrants: exploring opportunities and challenges, Brussels, 4 December 2015

On 4 December 2015, the Belgian EMN National Contact Point organised the EMN National Conference in Brussels on Return of Irregular and Vulnerable Migrants. In the context of the current migratory situation, the conference served as a platform for experts to discuss good practices and challenges related to return with a specific focus on vulnerable migrants.

15 April 2016

EMN working breakfast on migration terms and actors working in the field of migration and international protection in Slovakia, Bratislava, 1 March 2016

On 1 March 2016 in Bratislava, the EMN organised a working breakfast on migration terms and actors working the field of migration and international protection in Slovakia. The meeting was specifically aimed at press and communication units of the public administration and other subjects. It was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic (MoI SR) including the Police Force Presidium (PFP), Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic (MoLSAF SR), Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic (MoFEA SR) and the European Parliament Information Office in Slovakia.

23 March 2016

Working lunch of the National Migration Network in the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, 17 December 2015

On 17 December 2015, International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the coordinator of EMN activities in the Slovak Republic organised a working lunch for its partners in order to inform them about EMN activities and outputs produced on behalf of the Slovak Republic in 2015 as well as about planned EMN activities and study topics for 2016. Among materials available at the meeting were the EMN Glossary, national studies and other EMN outputs.

29 January 2016

EMN National Conference on Making labour migration work: Identifying labour shortages and attracting migrant workers as part of the solution, Dublin, 27 November 2015

On 27 November 2015, EMN National Contact Point for Ireland in cooperation with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation organised in Dublin the EMN National Conference entitled Making labour migration work: Identifying labour shortages and attracting migrant workers as part of the solution. The conference focused on comparison of current approaches and formulation of possible new approaches in relation to identifying EU labour market shortages.

6 January 2016

EMN Annual Conference on 30 years of Schengen Agreement – The Future of Schengen: Challenges and Opportunities, Luxembourg, 7 October 2015

At the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Schengen Treaty as well as Luxembourg presidency of the EU Council, the EMN National Contact Point for Luxembourg organised on 7 October 2015 the EMN Annual Conference titled 30 years of Schengen Agreement – The Future of Schengen: Challenges and Opportunities. The conference aimed to discuss the developments and the perspectives of Schengen regarding border management and irregular migration as well as to deliver the ideas to feed future policy debates at international, EU and national level. Among speakers of the conference were representatives of EU Member States’ ministries, European Commission, FRONTEX, European Parliament, European universities and international organisations. It was attended by 180 participants coming from different background.

6 January 2016