Skilled Driver Mobility for the European Union - Feasibility study report
MPF publishes the feasibility study developed under the first phase of the Skilled Driver Mobility for the EU (SDM4EU) project.
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New MPF Publication Maps Shared Competencies for Long-Term Care Workers in Five EU Member States
MPF publishes the “Common Competency Framework for Healthcare Assistants in Long-Term Care (CCF)”, a reference framework that sets out the competencies that healthcare assistants across five EU Member States are expected to demonstrate in their day-to-day work.
New 2026 MPF Calls for Proposals: Migration Partnerships, Border Management and Internal Security
The Migration Partnership Facility (MPF), programme financed by the European Commission Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME), launches three new Calls for Proposals, opening new funding opportunities for cooperation between European Union Member States and priority partner countries in three areas of migration management.
Clearer information, stronger applications: VisaWise Armenia supports Schengen Visa awareness
Under the VisaWise Armenia project, a series of information sessions were organised by ICMPD Armenia to increase understanding of visa application procedures, fight disinformation and more broadly, to support the EU-Armenia Visa Liberalisation Dialogue.
MPF III comes to an end: celebrating a leap forward in migration partnerships
This article provides a high-level overview of the achievements from MPF III as the phase closes on 30 June 2026.
Highlights from MPF 10-year event in Brussels
The MPF convened senior policy makers, EU institutions, partner-country representatives, and leading migration experts to commemorate the first ten years of operations with a two-part event in Brussels on 14 and 15 April 2026.
Getting ready to celebrate 10 years of MPF in Brussels
On 14 and 15 April 2026, the MPF team will bring together senior policymakers, practitioners and partners in Brussels to celebrate the first ten years of the MPF with the event “Enabling Partnerships - A decade of the Migration Partnership Facility".
Bilateral Labour Arrangements: Emerging trends for EU Member States
Bilateral Labour Arrangements, especially flexible, non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs), have been on the uptake in the 2020s as EU Member States turn to them to plug labour shortages, advance migration diplomacy, and build safer, skills-driven mobility schemes with partner countries. This analytical piece by Bianca Varesio and Orlane Janvier analyses the recent surge of such agreements between the EU and partner countries.
Fourth EU LMPN Conference gathers practitioners in Brussels
The fourth EU Labour Mobility Practitioners’ Network (LMPN) Conference, held in Brussels on 18–19 November, brought together policymakers, practitioners and international partners to explore how labour migration can be made smoother, more effective and sustainable. Under the theme “From Lessons to Levers: Driving the next phase of labour migration”, discussions focused on mechanisms that influence outcomes—whether through innovation, operational improvements or strategic partnerships.