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Amidst the pressures and tragedies accompanying boat arrivals to the Cabo Verdean islands, the country’s fledging Local Immigration Units (ULIs) have answered the call. Over the past sixteen months, several boats carrying migrants have reached the shores of the islands of Boa Vista, Sal, and São Vincente. In these trying moments, ULIs have emerged as integral pillars, coordinating rescue efforts and providing crucial support to those arriving in dire need.

The study “The Power of Partnership Approaches” analyses MPF’s portfolio of 48 partnership projects funded between 2016 and 2023 to propose a classification of five types of migration partnerships. The study describes main characteristics, strengths and opportunities, weaknesses, or challenges, and provides examples of activities under each category.

New study commissioned by the Migration Partnership Facility highlights the current challenges and opportunities regarding talent attraction and retention policies in the EU and beyond. Featuring examples of national strategies and practices from all over Europe, the research piece provides a comparative snapshot along with 10 action-driven recommendations.

Within the MPF’s border management portfolio, a significant milestone was achieved on February 13, 2024, as another project reached its successful conclusion. The final event of the “Enhancing capacities of Border Police forces to detect forged identity and travel documents for preventing and combating irregular migration and trafficking in human beings” project took place in Chisinau, at the premises of the General Inspectorate for Border Police.

2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Budapest Process. This December, Budapest Process Senior Officials will gather in Istanbul to celebrate its anniversary. At the same time, discussions on the new Ministerial Declaration and Action Plan to be adopted in its upcoming Ministerial Conference will commence. As the dialogue ushers itself to a new phase, it is worth taking stock of its successes from the early days to what it has become today.

Between March and April 2023, a cohort of eight Senegalese entrepreneurs set forth on a journey to Belgium with the mission of forging and securing business partnerships with Belgium businesses. Facilitated by the PEM WECCO project, this marked the first group of entrepreneurs to participate in a circular mobility scheme aimed at transferring knowledge and good practices between Belgian and Senegalese businesses. The PEM WECCO project is funded by the European Union and contracted by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) through the Migration Partnership Facility (MPF).

At its core, PEM WECCO aims to bolster the capacities of Senegalese entrepreneurs, connecting them with their Belgian counterparts through short-term migration opportunities designed for business purposes. In parallel, the project aims to construct a sustainable economic link between the two countries by engendering an enabling environment for institutional dialogue around professional mobility, thereby establishing entrepreneurial mobility pathways as a safe and reliable channel for temporary migration.

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