Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Link between migration and development? The Global Approach to Migration Political dialogue with Africa Africa-EU Partnership on Migration, Mobiliy & Employment Root cause approach Specific priorities –General –Legal migration –Migration & Development Impact of the financial crisis? Challenges for the future… Link between migration and development? The Global Approach to Migration Political dialogue with Africa Africa-EU Partnership on Migration, Mobiliy & Employment Root cause approach Specific priorities –General –Legal migration –Migration & Development Impact of the financial crisis? Challenges for the future… Migration & Development

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Link between migration and development? Development policies contribute to address root causes of migration Migration can contribute to development Major progress in building a consolidated policy agenda: –Integrating migration issues in development policy –Integrating development issues in migration policy  Our challenge : to make migration work for development Development policies contribute to address root causes of migration Migration can contribute to development Major progress in building a consolidated policy agenda: –Integrating migration issues in development policy –Integrating development issues in migration policy  Our challenge : to make migration work for development

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Link between migration and development? 1.Overall policy framework 2.EU priorities on migration and development 3.Impact of the financial crisis? 1.Overall policy framework 2.EU priorities on migration and development 3.Impact of the financial crisis?

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb The Global Approach to Migration To formulate comprehensive and coherent policies that address the broad range of migration-related issues, bringing together justice and home affairs, development and external relations so as to enhance dialogue and cooperation on migration in partnership with third countries.

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Political dialogue with Africa National level : EU migration missions Regional level : Rabat conference on migration and development (2006), Paris conference (2008) Continental level : Tripoli Africa-EU conference on migration (2006) & EU- Africa Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment (2007) National level : EU migration missions Regional level : Rabat conference on migration and development (2006), Paris conference (2008) Continental level : Tripoli Africa-EU conference on migration (2006) & EU- Africa Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment (2007)

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb EU-Africa Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment Reflects shift in European thinking on African migration; Establishes robust framework for intra- continental dialogue and dialogue; Integrates agreed priority actions and innovative instruments; International organisations, third countries, civil society are welcome to join… Reflects shift in European thinking on African migration; Establishes robust framework for intra- continental dialogue and dialogue; Integrates agreed priority actions and innovative instruments; International organisations, third countries, civil society are welcome to join…

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Root cause approach Address the push factors of migration… Poverty, lack of jobs War, conflict Persecution, human right violations Environmental degradation, climate change Bad governance …to make migration a choice, rather than a necessity Address the push factors of migration… Poverty, lack of jobs War, conflict Persecution, human right violations Environmental degradation, climate change Bad governance …to make migration a choice, rather than a necessity

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities - general Fill the information gap Migration profiles: pool all the information required to develop policy and monitor the impact of the policies implemented. Regional Observatories Network: collection, processing and dissemination of information on migration movements Cooperation Platforms: information sharing, discussion and joint action Migration profiles: pool all the information required to develop policy and monitor the impact of the policies implemented. Regional Observatories Network: collection, processing and dissemination of information on migration movements Cooperation Platforms: information sharing, discussion and joint action

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities – legal migration Promote circular migration … a triple win? For the EU, it will be able to fill specific (temporary) gaps in the labour markets For the country of origin, individuals will send money home and will eventually return with new skills For migrants, they will acquire income, knowledge and skills, without giving up roots in country of origin … a triple win? For the EU, it will be able to fill specific (temporary) gaps in the labour markets For the country of origin, individuals will send money home and will eventually return with new skills For migrants, they will acquire income, knowledge and skills, without giving up roots in country of origin

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities – legal migration Negotiate Mobility Partnerships … agreements with selected countries EU offers:  short-stay visa facilitation;  facilitated access to the labour markets of Member States willing to participate in the scheme and circular migration schemes;  provision of capacity building Partner countries should cooperate on:  fighting illegal migration  return  readmission … agreements with selected countries EU offers:  short-stay visa facilitation;  facilitated access to the labour markets of Member States willing to participate in the scheme and circular migration schemes;  provision of capacity building Partner countries should cooperate on:  fighting illegal migration  return  readmission

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities – legal migration Set up Migration Information and Management Centres …. e.g. CIGEM Mali will provide : -information on legal migration opportunities -information on the risks of illegal migration -training -support to migrants who want to return / invest ….run by Malian government …. e.g. CIGEM Mali will provide : -information on legal migration opportunities -information on the risks of illegal migration -training -support to migrants who want to return / invest ….run by Malian government

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities – migration & development Enhance the development impact of remittances Promote innovative solutions for transferring money Remittances web sites African Remittances Institute Leverage for banking reform Promote innovative solutions for transferring money Remittances web sites African Remittances Institute Leverage for banking reform

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities – migration & development Address brain drain Enhance retention ‘Training for export’ ‘Ethical recruitment’ Return of qualified nationals Enhance retention ‘Training for export’ ‘Ethical recruitment’ Return of qualified nationals

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Specific priorities – migration & development Involve the diasporas Africa’s 6 th regional community… Investors and source of human capital Development donors Representatives of the country of origin  How to effectively involve the Diaspora in our policy discussions? Africa’s 6 th regional community… Investors and source of human capital Development donors Representatives of the country of origin  How to effectively involve the Diaspora in our policy discussions?

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Impact of the financial crisis? Developing countries affected by the crisis Job losses affecting a number of sectors, labour migration flows affected? Higher risk of discrimination Remittances flows resilient compared to other finanical flows  Our response:  Need to further insist on the connection betweeen migration and development  Address the effects of financial crisis in developing countries Developing countries affected by the crisis Job losses affecting a number of sectors, labour migration flows affected? Higher risk of discrimination Remittances flows resilient compared to other finanical flows  Our response:  Need to further insist on the connection betweeen migration and development  Address the effects of financial crisis in developing countries

Presentation by Marie-Laure de Bergh, 17 Feb Challenge for the future… Ensure that migration works for development … in the European Union (labour market management, integration policies) … in countries of origin (circular migration, remittances, investments, transnational communities) … for the benefit of all Ensure that migration works for development … in the European Union (labour market management, integration policies) … in countries of origin (circular migration, remittances, investments, transnational communities) … for the benefit of all