ICMPD's Director General Mr Michael Spindelegger gave a speech on 05 September 2016 at the WKO (Wirtschaftskammer Österreich) Foreign Economy Forum. The Forum discussed topics around creating opportunities for entrepreneurs in developing countries.
On 26 September 2016 ICMDP DG Michael Spindelleger made a Statement during the two-day conference on "Sustainability in the Regions and Cities of Europe" organised by the Institute of Regions in Europe.
On 17 October 2016 ICMDP DG Michael Spindelleger held the opening speech at the Ludwig-Boltzman Institute on the historic dimension of migration in Austria.
On 25 February 2016, the Budapest Security Conference was held. Representatives of European countries as well as international organisations had the opportunity to discuss recent security challenges related to migration as well as tasks for the next NATO summit scheduled for July in Warsaw. Mr Michael Spindelegger, Director General of IMCPD, spoke at Panel II of the security conference which examined the long-term challenges of migration.
At the 2016 OSCE Security Days, held on 4 March in Rome, experts from government, think tanks and academic institutions, civil society, youth and media were invited to engage in an interactive discussion on current security issues against the backdrop of mounting migration flows. Director General Spindelegger delivered this speech at the session entitled 'Reviewing Security Approaches and Tools of Migration Management'.
On 27 June the 4th Global Mayoral Forum On Human Mobility, Migration and Development took place in Berlin, Germany. ICMPD Director General shared some remarks at the opening of Session 3 "Working through multi-stakeholder partnerships to enhance the development impact of migration and forced displacement".
On April 8 2016, a conference titled "Austria: A Locomotive for Cooperation in Central Europe and the Balkans" was held at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. ICMPD's Director General gave a speech on migration in the West Balkans and the new EU-Turkey Deal.
On 17 October ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger opened the events season 2017-18 of the Global Strategy Forum in London with a key note speech.
ICMPD's Director General visited Beirut to commence the kick-off meeting of IBM Lebanon. In his speech, he praises Lebanon's response to the refugee crisis while also emphasising the importance of integrated border management.
From 23 to 24 October, the Vienna Migration Conference took place in Vienna, Austria. ICMPD's flagship conference took place for the second time and dealt with the theme "Migration Partnerships - Frameworks for safe, orderly and regular migration".
On 30 May 2016, ICMPD's Director General gave a speech for the Central European Initiative, where he discussed the on-going cooperation between CEI and ICMPD as well as the current migration crisis.
ICMPD's Director General gave a speech for the Parliament of Finland in Helsinki on 3 June 2016. In his speech he discussed the current state of migration in the European Union and the world.
ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger held a keynote speech at the Shared Awareness and DE-confliction in the Mediterranean 2-2017 in Rome, Italy, on 23 November 2017. The topic of the conference was “Situational Awareness, Information Exchange and Capacity Building: fundamental pillars of Maritime Security in the Mediterranean Sea.”
On 23 June 2016 ICMPD's Director General gave a speech for the Fundamental Rights Forum in Vienna. Mr Spindelegger discussed the migration crisis as well as the question of how sustainable growth in migration can also be fundamental-rights compliant.
ICMPD's Director General Michael Spindelegger took part in the informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Sofia, Bulgaria 25-26 January. He addressed the participants during the working lunch on the topic of "Global aspects of migration: Discussion on the main building blocks of the future Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration".
On 17 July 2018, ICMPD Director General Michael Spindelegger delivered a speech at round table on the achievements and developments in the area of Home Affairs during Bulgaria’s Presidency of the EU.
On Thursday 22nd November, Mr. Spindelegger gave the keynote speech at the Club of Venice Plenary meeting entitled: “Communicating Europe - Recovering Citizens' trust in the EU and in their public authorities – Communication challenges and strategies.”
On 26 February, ICMPD's Director General delivered a speech at the reception organised by Côte d'Ivoire, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and Prosper Africa.
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