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Mobility and labour dynamics after the EU Year of Skills: Are we fit for the future?
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Mar 22, 2024
09:15 - 15:30
Location:
Rue Haute 147 Brussels (Belgium)
Venue: Enabel
Launched in May 2023, the European Year of Skills provided renewed impetus to the EU’s efforts to address labour shortages across member states. The initiative also aimed at promoting greater accessibility to the EU labour market from abroad. However, challenges remain, and persisting skills gaps must be addressed while ensuring that proposed and ongoing initiatives are effectively implemented.
As the Year of Skills draws to a close, this in-person Conference will take stock of its achievements and assess future priorities across three panels: EU attractiveness in the world; the effectiveness of EU labour mobility initiatives, and partnerships for skills mobility and the development agenda. Key questions will include: what is the EU’s competitive edge compared to other major global destinations for talent? What benefits and challenges do existing EU initiatives pose for enhancing mobility, and what is their overall added value? How to better align priorities as well as maximise international partnerships for all actors?
We kindly ask you to register as soon as possible. Due to high registration volumes and limited space, we cannot guarantee your attendance. Only once your registration has been approved, will you receive a confirmation email. Please consult the event agenda and the concept note.
Participation is open to EPC members only, the media, and EU officials.
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The European Migration and Diversity (EMD) Programme provides independent expertise on European migration and asylum policies. The EMD Programme's analyses seek to contribute to sustainable and responsible policy solutions and are aimed at promoting a positive and constructive dialogue on migration and mobility.
The Programme follows the policy debate and conducts analysis taking a multidisciplinary approach, examining both the legal and political aspects shaping European migration policies. EMD analysts focus, amongst other topics, on the reform of the Common European Asylum System; the management of the EU’s external borders and the Schengen governance; cooperation with countries of origin and transit; the integration of beneficiaries of international protection and mobile persons into host societies; the links between migration and populism; the development of resettlement and legal pathways; and the EU''s free movement acquis. The EMD team benefits from a strong network of academics, NGO representatives and policymakers, who contribute regularly to publications and policy events.
