On 17-18 December 2018, the Prague Process Senior Officials’ meeting took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The meeting gathered 65 participants from the states participating in the Process, as well as representatives of the European Commission, European University Institute, Migration Research Centre, UNHCR, and ICMPD.
In November 2018, 27 participants representing a dozen countries and UNHCR gathered in Baku for the activity ‘Combating Trafficking in Human Beings - Training on a Comprehensive Policy Response’. The aim of the Training was to enhance participants’ knowledge on THB and in developing effective, victim-centered policy responses to prevent, identify and address the issue. As a result, participants’ understanding of the situation and response to THB from across the Prague Process region improved, as did their ability to promote international good practices in the prevention, protection and prosecution areas of anti-trafficking policy.
The new July-September issue of the Prague Process Quarterly Review is now availiable for download in English and Russian. This issue features migration-related, high-level meetings organised under the Austrian EU Presidency and within the CIS. It also takes a closer look at the Summer School organised in Azerbaijan back in July and brings an expert opinion on this topic. An article on the second edition of the Migration Media Award highlights the role of the media in shaping the public discourse on migration. Following an interview with the first intern of the Prague Process Migration Observatory, the Review presents some latest migration policy developments from the Prague Process region.
To see all issues please go to the section "Quarterly Review" under News & Events.
October 2018 News from the Prague Process Region
On 8 November, the Prague Process supported the Republic of Moldova in organising a seminar aimed at discussing and validating the Extended Migration Profile (EMP) for 2015-2017. The meeting took place in Chisinau and gathered all actors involved in the drafting of the Statistical Compendium of the EMP and members of the designated inter-agency technical working group. The participants discussed the current data and how the EMP could best contribute to using the evidence available for improving national policies. The EMP elaboration process is guided by the Bureau for Migration and Asylum under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The aim is to present a comprehensive overview on recent and ongoing migration trends, assessing the various effects and arising risks of migration in order to issue policy recommendations and thereby enhance the identification of effective policy responses.
The Workshop on Gathering, Analysis and Sharing of Migration Data, held in Skopje on 2-3 October 2018, gathered approximately 80 participants representing 23 countries, as well as international stakeholders such as IOM, UNHCR, EASO, World Bank, Frontex, Eurostat, ICMPD and others.
September 2018 News from the Prague Process Region
July / August 2018 News from the Prague Process Region
The new issue of the Prague Process Quarterly Review is now availiable for download in English and Russian.
This issue covers a period from April till June 2018 andfeatures the first activities organised in the framework of the Prague Process Migration Observatory and Training Academy, developments on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, priorities of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council, as well as important policy developments in Uzbekistan in the employment sphere.
To see all Review issues please go to the section "Quarterly Review" under News & Events.
The Research Coordination Meeting held on 28-29 June in Vienna brought nine experts from non-EU participating states of the Prague Process together with the members of the Prague Process Secretariat. The meeting provided a first opportunity to introduce the Migration Observatory (MO) concept to the experts present and get their feedback on this initiative. Secondly, the selected experts were invited to present their intended research as per their previous agreement with the Secretariat while also providing feedback on the research outlines of their peers.
