Enhancing cooperation among the Prague Process states

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Media Digest February 2020

2020-03-24

Azerbaijan

State Bodies dealing with Migration

National Action Plan for 2020-2022 on promotion of Open Government discussed at the State Migration Service
English

IOs dealing with Migration

Activities of the “Migration Media Training Academy” (MOMENTA)
English

Georgia

EU Cooperation

EU condemns Russian cyber attack against Georgia
Georgian
EU Special Representative Klaar says ‘important discussions’ held on Georgian conflicts issues
English
Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova address EU over future development of Eastern Partnership
English
New Head of EU Monitoring Mission Georgia Appointed
Georgian
The European Union has released its 4th annual Association Implementation Report on Georgia
Georgian

Migration issues and challenges

French Ambassador: People should be capable of satisfying their needs while in Europe, so this is something that should be tightly checked both in Georgia and France
English

Remittances

Jan 2020: money transfers to Georgia amount to $125.6 mln
Georgian

Other

Kutaisi airport ranks 2nd in Europe in increase of passenger flow among airports welcoming less than 5 million passengers a year
English
New Survey Results Sum Up Decade of Change in Georgian Society
English

Kazakhstan

EU Cooperation

Entry into Force of the EU-Kazakhstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement – 1 March 2020
English

State Bodies dealing with Migration

I do not trust official statistics. The deputy raised the issue of concern to the people
Kazakh

NGOs dealing with Migration

Public Fund Kaisar
Russian
Stop Trafficking
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

Facts of dual citizenship found in Kazakhstan
Russian
Kazakh escaped from China seeks asylum in Kazakhstan
Russian
Over hundreds of Kazakhstanis are in the war zone
Russian

Border Management

Detained organized criminal group robbing drivers on the Kazakh-Uzbek border
Russian
International Chanel of Arms smuggling stopped in Kazakhstan
Russian
Riots in Kordai region, timeline
Russian

Kyrgyzstan

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Border Service tells about control over citizens arriving from abroad
English
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan to get E-passports in 2021
English

Migration issues and challenges

206 refugees are in Kyrgyzstan now
English
8,900 citizens of China obtain work permits in Kyrgyzstan in 2019
English
Conflict in Masanchi: About 24,000 people from Kazakhstan enter Kyrgyzstan
English
Migrants transfer $ 2.4 billion to Kyrgyzstan in 2019
English
Most of refugees in Kyrgyzstan are from Syria and Afghanistan
English
U.S. visa restrictions. SRS promises tender for purchase of E-passports forms
English

Moldova

EU Cooperation

6th Meeting of the EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform
English
EU will closely monitor presidential elections in Moldova – Peter Michalko
English
Latest opportunities for the Eastern Neighbourhood
English
Stronger women: stronger Republic of Moldova- factsheet
English

State Bodies dealing with Migration

A few further questions for the prosecutors in the shameful case of expulsion of Turkish teachers. On the Migration and Asylum Bureau and its director, Olga Poalelungi implication in this case. Dismissal and reinstated in the position
English
Moldovan Foreign Minister calls United Nations to monitor human right situation in Transnistria
English

IOs dealing with Migration

How do poor people think and act? UNDP study of inequalities in urban and rural Moldova. Moldova has lost 10.4% of its human development due to inequalities and, currently, ranks 107 out of 189 countries and territories as per the Human Development Index
English
Migration&Development in Action: Moldova profile
English
Moldova and the ECtHR. Highgliths of the Courts’ 2019 annual report. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released on January 29, the activity report for 2019. According to the report, Moldova had 1054 pending cases with the ECtHR as of December 31,
English

Research institutes

Celebrating a nation that doesn’t exist (independence Day in break-away region Transnistria)
English

Migration issues and challenges

Mainstreaming migration into National Development Strategy: overview on Moldova
English
Moldova and Russia discussing draft law on social security. Moldovan side expressed hope that the agreement will allow creating a new system of social guarantees for Moldovan migrants who are working in Russia.
English
The Turkish teachers’ expulsion case – is the mystery solved? The former head of the BMA, Olga Poalelungi, removed from office in September 2019, and accused of expulsion under supervision of Turkish teachers, was reinstated to the former position. That h
English

Migrant stories

Victoria Isac – the teacher who raised awareness about bullying in her community with the help of the EU
English

Border Management

A step forward in joint control implementation on the Moldova-Ukraine border
English

Mobility

Moldovan citizens will not be able to apply for Romanian citizenship
Russian

Trafficking in Human Beings

Extradition of a Romanian citizens who was trafficking Moldovan women in Great Britain
English

Remittances

Moldovan migrants invest one billion lei in economy through remittances PARE 1+1 programme
English

Diaspora

Disscusions at Bureau for Relations with Diaspora on cooperation with Diaspora from Russia
Moldovan

Other

2019 in retrospect: Moldova’s politics in international media
English

Tajikistan

EU Cooperation

EBRD Approves New Five-Year Investment Strategy for Tajikistan
Russian

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Perspective for migrants: Tajik citizens are expected to work in Poland and Turkey
Russian
Putin called on the Russian Interior Ministry to give a stiff rebuff to illegal migration
Russian
The Ministry of Labor told how the flow of migration from Tajikistan has changed
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

The number of Tajiks who came to Russia increased by 20 percent
Russian
The quarrel of migrants from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in St. Petersburg ended in murder
Russian

Border Management

Ahmadzoda informed how the issue of delimiting the border with Kyrgyzstan will be resolved
Russian
Foreign Minister explained what prevents Dushanbe and Bishkek from solving the cross-border issues
Russian
GBAO deputy chairman demanded to deal with corruption at Tajik-Chinese checkpoint
Russian
Rahmon and Jeenbekov will personally control the cross-border issue
Russian
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan agreed on measures to resolve the cross-border issue
Russian

Labour migration

Migrant workers transfered $ 2.7 billion to Tajikistan in 2019
Russian

Other

Foreign Minister: Tajikistan is on the front line of the fight against terrorism
Russian
In Tajikistan, the number of terrorists detained in the country was calculated
Russian
Kamolzoda explained why Tajikistan introduced quarantine for citizens of 4 more countries
Russian
Rahmon discusses coronavirus situation in Tajikistan with government
Russian
Tajik Foreign Minister meets with Mike Pompeo in Tashkent
Russian
Tajik Interior Ministry seizes $ 1 million methamphetamine shipment
Russian
Tajikistan approves resocialization program for militants returning home
Russian

Turkmenistan

EU Cooperation

New EU Ambassador Accredited in Turkmenistan
English

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Meeting with the Regional Coordinator of the International Organization on Migration was held in the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan
English

IOs dealing with Migration

Cooperation issues between Turkmenistan and the International Organization for Migration discussed
English

Border Management

Regional seminar on strengthening interagency cooperation in the field of delegation of border and customs control functions
English
SRSG Natalia Gherman participated in the high-level conference on
English

Other

3rd Meeting of the WCO Europe Region National Contact Points for Capacity Building
English
A seminar under the title «Actual Issues of Implementing the Single Window for Foreign Trade» was held at the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan
English

Ukraine

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Delegation of State Migration Service conducts an official visit to the Finnish Immigration Service in order to enhance the Ukrainian-Finnish dialogue
Ukrainian
State Migration improves the knowledge they need to work with asylum-seekers
Ukrainian
The Migration Service joined implementation of the pilot project
Ukrainian

IOs dealing with Migration

COUNCIL OF EUROPE FOCUS ON TRANSFRONTIER CO-OPERATION
English
HELP course on Internal Displacement for lawyers
English
Lawyers presented good practices of the protection of IDPs since completion of the HELP course on Internal Displacement
English

Research institutes

Labour migration from Ukraine: Changing destinations, growing macroeconomic impact
English

Border Management

A Meeting on Integrated Border Management Was Held at the SBGSU Administration
English
A step forward in joint control implementation on the Moldova-Ukraine border
English
COUNCIL OF EUROPE FOCUS ON TRANSFRONTIER CO-OPERATION
English
Serhii Deineko (SBGS) met with representatives of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) at the State Border Guard Service Administration.
English

Mobility

Russians visit Ukraine less often, as it was concluded by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in 2019
English

Labour migration

In 2012-2017, the labor migration of Ukrainians to the Russian Federation decreased by one third - study.
Ukrainian
National Bank of Ukraine estimated that around a million of Ukrainians work in Poland
Russian
National Bank of Ukraine estimated that around a million of Ukrainians work in Poland
Ukrainian
Rada ratifies Ukrainian-Lithuanian intergovernmental agreement on labor migration
English
Statistics: In 2019, Ukrainians in Poland spent a record amount of money. The amount of money spent over the year doubled, while transfers to Ukraine almost did not increase.
Russian
The Czech Republic is increasingly attracting workers and tourists from Ukraine - Yevgen Perebinis
Ukrainian
Ukrainians spend twice more money in Poland - study. Ukrainian labour migrants in Poland tend to spend more money there than they used to before.
Ukrainian

Irregular migration

Turkey-Italy illegal voyage. How Ukrainians ship migrants by sea
Ukrainian

Trafficking in Human Beings

Victims of human trafficking can receive more than 4 thousand UAH of state assistance, - Sergey Nizhinsky, Deputy Minister of Social Policy
English

Diaspora

Presidential Draft Law on Citizenship will discourge Diaspora - Immigration Lawyer
Ukrainian

Internally Displaced Persons

1 442 940 internally displaced persons registered
English
CHILDREN FROM THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY UKRAINIAN EDUCATION IN ANY UNIVERSITY OF THE COUNTRY
English
OKSANA KOLIADA: REINTEGRATION FUND “KRYM” WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN UKRAINE
English
THE ELDERLY AND WOMEN CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE IN THE SIXTH YEAR OF DISPLACEMENT – IOM UKRAINE SURVEY
Ukrainian

Uzbekistan

EU Cooperation

Risk analysis at road checkpoints is being discussed in Tashkent (BOMCA)
English
Uzbek envoy meets with Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia of the European External Action Service
English
Uzbek FM holds meeting with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
English

IOs dealing with Migration

The experience of Uzbekistan on the return of women and children from zones of armed conflict in the Middle East presented
English

Migration issues and challenges

A separate law to protect migrants will appear in Uzbekistan
Russian
The procedure for providing migrants with houses set
English

Border Management

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan prepare final documents on border demarcation
Russian
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan governmental delegations issues of border demarcation
English

Labour migration

The delegation of Uzbekistan held talks with the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Poland
Russian

Other

21 detained on suspicion of terrorism
Russian
Intelligence and counterintelligence will be established in Uzbekistan
Russian
Second group of terrorists detained in Tashkent in a week
Russian
Silk Road visa launch expected by end of year
Russian