News - Migration Partnership Facility

Integration works: the lasting legacy of Coop4Int in Cabo Verde

The closing ceremony of the “Strengthening Migrant Integration through cooperation between Portugal and Cabo Verde” (Coop4Int) project took place on July 24, 2025, in the city of Praia, Cape Verde. Coop4Int was funded by the European Union through the MPF since December 2021 and sought to enhance the inclusion of migrants in line with the National Immigration Strategy and 2018-2021 Action Plan for Immigration and Social Integration of Cabo Verde.

The Talent Bridge: building legal pathways between Nigeria and Europe through SUSTAIN

SUSTAIN Europe connects Nigerian STEM talent with jobs in Germany and Ireland through regular migration, tailored training, and strong employer partnerships.

Building pathways: a blueprint for sustainable labour migration in construction

Innovative skills partnerships are laying a solid foundation for legal migration and workforce development between Ghana, Senegal, and Germany.

Addressing Armenia’s evolving migration dynamics: ReMMAr closing event

speaker during the ReMMAr closing conference

The closing conference of the project “Reinforcement of the Migration Management System in the Republic of Armenia,” (ReMMAr) funded by the EU through the MPF and implemented by People in Need, was held on 23 April 2025 in Yerevan. The event showcased the project’s key achievements and underscored its impact on supporting both individual migrants and returnees and Armenian state institutions.

RAPAK Closing Conference: Taking stock of strides in Risks Analysis accomplishments in Pakistan

The crucial role of the newly-established Risk Analysis system in combatting irregular migration in Pakistan was highlighted during the closing conference of the RAPAK Project that took place in Islamabad.

MPF welcomes delegation as part of the Migration Management for The Gambia Programme

A delegation of 15 Gambian senior officials visited the ICMPD Brussels Mission on 19 February to learn more about the MPF and the Rabat Process as part of activities of the Migration Management for the Gambia Programme, coordinated by the UNU-MERIT Maastricht University through the Migration Partnership Facility.

WAFIRA’s closing ceremony draws in project partners and authorities from both sides of the Mediterranean

WAFIRA Closing Event High Level Panel featuring Ministers from Spain, Morocco and the Head of the EU Delegation to Morocco

After three years of successful implementation, the 'Women as Financially Independent Rural Actors' (WAFIRA) project, one of the flagship projects under the MPF’s labour migration portfolio, officially wrapped up activities with a closing ceremony in Rabat, Morocco, on 24 January 2025.

Mapping Labour Migration Pathways in the EU: a comprehensive resource for practitioners

Panel of three speakers discussing findings from Labour Migration Pathways

The Migration Partnership Facility makes available a detailed mapping of labour migration pathways across the 27 European Union member states to the wider public. Following an initial presentation at the third annual conference of the Labour Migration Practitioners’ Network earlier in November, the mapping is offered now available to all audiences, with labour migration practitioners, researchers, and policymakers particularly in mind.

Six key take-aways from the Labour Migration Practitioners' Network 2024 In-Person Conference

The 2024 edition of Labour Migration Practitioners’ Network (LMPN) In-person conference brought 100 European practitioners in labour migration, skills recognition and employment to Brussels, Belgium for a two-day conference under the theme of “Moving Talents: Scaling up Action in Key Sectors”. After two days of lively discussions and in anticipation of the conference report, here are six take-aways from the conference.

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