The MMWD Project CONSORTIUM, OBJECTIVES, OUTPUTS

What is MMWD? Making Migration Work for Development Policy tools for strategic planning in South East Europe‘s regions and cities is a strategic project of the EU‘s SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme

Parameters of the MMWD Project Co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) Priority Axis No.4: Development of transnational synergies for sustainable growth areas; Duration: 30 months (May October 2014); Budget: € Lead partner: Regional Government of Emilia- Romagna Website:

Participants 21 partners from 9 countries

Migration changes societies (impacts on population development, %)

Objectives of the MMWD Project  To improve the knowledge base for population projections;  To develop territorial scenarios for demographic change till 2020;  To strengthen the administration capacities for strategic planning by taking migration into account;  To promote the transnational cooperation for effective regulation of migration flows;  To disseminate the outputs of the scenarios developed in the MMWD project.

Guiding concepts

Outputs‘ Overview Identification of data gaps in the knowledge about population change; Development of methodologies for population projections and policy scenarios; Preparation of population projections and policy scenarios at national, regional and municipality level; Carrying out of capacity-building courses for dissemination of the acquired knowledge; Establishment of a Platform for dialogue and cooperation in migration management.

Identification of data gaps Indicators put under scrutiny: √population, √fertility, √mortality, √migration, √labour, √households, √education and training, √income and living conditions, √social and cultural indicators; The availability of data was checked in three statistical regions: NUTS-1, NUTS-2 and NUTS-3; Results of the test for availability of data: √Data concerning immigration and emigration are questionable in many cases; √Time series of data are not homogenious.

Methodology for population projections Check of basic data availability: Age/sex/total population time series; Age/sex/foreign population time series. Territorial breakdown of available data; Projection extension; Projections frequency; „Closed population“ scenario (zero net migration); Scenario assuming constant migration; Scenario considering the average migration trends; Extended projections including √household √education indicators.

Methodology for policy scenarios concerning migration management Thematic focus on: √Labour market; √Human capital; √Welfare/ social needs. Tools: √Econometric models; √Cohort component projections; √Delphi panels with experts.

Migration and population growth: Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Policies in conditions of continuing immigration: Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia Fostering SMEs, particularly these managed by foreigners; Active measures for involvement of the young NEETs with migration background in education and vocational training; On-the-job vocational training for employed labour force with migration background; Facilitation of the work permits for migrants in order to avoid or diminish illegal work.

Migration and population growth: Municipality of Vratsa, Bulgaria

Policies in conditions of continuing out-migration: Municipality of Vratsa Fostering life long learning; Promotion of local business, increase of employment; Improvement of the educational system; For a better organized health system; Active social policy; Upgrading the space and public works policy; Efficient housing policy.

Transfer of knowledge and skills Website: Newsletter, information materials; Action plans for transfer of institutional experience; Internships and study visits; Involvement of stakeholders in the studies; Conferences and workshops with representatives of the public administration; Capacity-building courses; Distance learning sessions for dissemination of outcomes of the MMWD Project.

Capacity-building courses for transfer of MMWD outputs to the public administration Presence and distant learning sessions; Precise selection of participants; Decisions about teaching materials and didactic; Package of teaching materials: √Challenges of international migration; √Methodology of population projections; √Methodology of policy scenarios; √Local population projections and policy scenarios; √Instructions and questionnaires.

Dialog and cooperation on migration: National migration profiles - Slovenia

Dialogue and cooperation on migration and labour market policies: Topics of MMWD Round Tables Employment policies; Work permits; Labour rights and obligations; Prevention of illegal work policies; Labour contracts; Pay systems; Health insurance systems; Pension and disability insurance systems; Unemployment insurance systems; Occupational education and training.

Dialogue and cooperation on migration and welfare policies: Topics of MMWD Round Tables Family and demographic policies; Policies concerning children and young people; Policies for protection of disabled people; Policies concerning elderly people; Social assistance for groups at threat; Policies of gender equality; Education of children with developmental difficulties;

Dialogue and cooperation on migration and education policies: Topics of MMWD Round Tables Migration and early childhood education policies; Migration and primary school education policies; Migration and secondary school education policies; Migration and tertiary education policies; Migration and adult education policies; Migration and job training policies; Migration and curricular content; Migration and teaching methods; Migration and transmission of value-normative systems in educational institutions.

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