Ministers from African and European partner states commit to uphold rights-based, whole-of-route approaches to migration management

Released 10 April 2025

Ministers and representatives from 40 countries¹ along with the African Union, the European Union and international organisations², jointly agreed on implementing the Cairo Action Plan. The plan includes addressing irregular migration, promoting skills mobility and pathways for regular migration, protecting refugees and displaced persons, fight against migrant smuggling and human trafficking, and safe, timely, dignified and effective return.

Director General Michael Spindelegger joins high-level discussions at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye

Released 16 April 2025

The 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, took place on 11-13 April in Antalya. With the theme “Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World,” this year’s Forum gathered more than 6,000 participants including 21 Heads of State and Government, and 64 Ministers from 155 countries.

MMD: Migration and Mobility Dialogue Support Programme

Algeria / Austria / Belgium / Benin / Bulgaria / Burkina Faso / Cabo Verde / Cameroon / Central African Republic / Chad / Congo (Republic of) / Croatia / Cyprus / Czechia / Denmark / Djibouti / Egypt / Eritrea / Estonia / Ethiopia / Equatorial Guinea / Finland / France / Gabon / Gambia / Ghana / Germany / Greece / Guinea / Guinea-Bissau / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Kenya / Côte d'Ivoire / Latvia / Liberia / Libya / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mali / Malta / Mauritania / Morocco / Netherlands / Niger / Nigeria / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Sao Tome and Principe / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Slovakia / Slovenia / Somalia / South Sudan / Spain / Sudan / Sweden / Switzerland / Togo / Tunisia / Uganda / Congo (Democratic Republic of)

Migration Dialogues / Return and Reintegration / Irregular Migration / Legal and Labour Migration / Trafficking in Human Beings / Migration and Development

FReM III: Forced-Return Monitoring III

Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Croatia / Cyprus / Czechia / Finland / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Italy / Latvia / Luxembourg / Malta / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Sweden / Switzerland

Return and Reintegration / Forced Return

CADRE: Capacity Development and Training for Return Counsellors

Austria / Belgium / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Malta / Netherlands / Norway / Sweden

Return and Reintegration / Return and Reintegration

EMM5: EUROMED Migration V

*European Union / Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Croatia / Cyprus / Czechia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malta / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Algeria / Egypt / Jordan / Israel / Lebanon / Libya / Morocco / State of Palestine / Tunisia

Asylum and International Protection / Migration and Development / Return and Reintegration / Migration Narratives and Public Opinion / Legal and Labour Migration / Migration Dialogues / EUROMED

The EU in the global race for talent attraction and retention

Released 01 July 2024

Europe needs more workers. But as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia dominate the global labour market¹, the European Union is caught in a ‘bruising worldwide battle’ to attract and keep workers in the region². Even as some Member States remain in strong positions, the EU collectively falls behind in recruiting and retaining international talent.

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