Project News: MARIP invites journalists from Iraq and Pakistan to apply for migration reporting workshop
From 13 to 16 December, the German-funded project “Migration Awareness Raising in Iraq and Pakistan” (MARIP) will organise a workshop on migration reporting for journalists from both countries. Participants will be selected via a competitive process, which accepts applications until 7 November 2019.

Expert Voice: Diaspora engagement – an unfinished business
Following the launch of the European Union Global Diaspora Facility, Oleg Chirita, Head of Global Initiatives explores the potential of diaspora engagement for development, scrutinising the history, evidence and rationale of diaspora engagement for development and assessing how ICMPD can capitalise on its experience in diaspora engagement in...

Expert Voice: Attract, Facilitate and Retain - Return Migration Policies in the Context of Intra-EU Mobility
Free movement of labour within the EU has led to unprecedented possibilities for EU citizens to improve their lives by moving to higher-income EU Member States. The consequences for Member States who are mostly origin countries have so far received little attention. Facing increasing challenges on their domestic labour markets, a number of EU...

ICMPD Around the Globe: Michael Spindelegger gives key note speech at the National Assembly in Bulgaria
On Wednesday 2nd October, ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger, gave a key note speech at a conference entitled “Comprehensive Coordination of the Migration Process” which was held at the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria.