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 Date and Time: 18 January 2022, 15:00-16:45

The Talent Partnerships will provide a comprehensive European Union (EU) policy framework through which a country of destination and origin cooperate with the business community on building their in-demand skills through vocational training, mobility, migration and professional exchange schemes. Early labour mobility pilot projects funded by the European Commission (e.g. those under the MPF) show that European business is interested in investing into countries of origin, following labour mobility schemes that are complemented with confidence building measures such as business to business (B2B) exchange and talent engagement.

MALTA – Dec.15, 2021 - The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) launched the Training Institute on Migration Capacity Partnership for the Mediterranean (MCP Med TI) on 15 December 2021 in Malta. The launch event took place with the distinguished presence of Hon. Evarist Bartolo, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Malta, and Michael Spindelegger, Director General of ICMPD, with an online intervention by the Deputy Director-General of the European Commission Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, Mr. Johannes Luchner.

"Digital Talents for Moldova – Slovakia for Talents (DIGI TALENTS)" is a Slovak-Moldovan labour mobility and career development programme designed for young Moldovan professionals working in the ICT sector. Its main goal is to help Moldovan talents strengthen their professional skills and acquire new knowledge in a stimulating environment of ICT companies in Slovakia, thus improving their employment or business prospects.

Every year, thousands of women and girls fall into the hands of traffickers in their country of origin, on their way to Europe, within the European Union (EU) or during several phases of their migration journey. Given the underground nature of the criminal networks and poor data collection systems, the actual number of victims is difficult to assess and is likely to be underestimated. According to available EU data, the majority of human trafficking victims are still women and girls, with three-quarters of registered victims being female. Women and girls are primarily trafficked for sexual exploitation purposes.

Over the past months, the Prague Process activities have largely focused on preparing the 4th Ministerial Conference, scheduled for 24-25 October 2022 as an official event of the Czech EU Presidency. The Conference shall result in the adoption of a new Action Plan and political mandate for the years 2023-2027.

On Wednesday 22 September, the European Union Global Diaspora Facility (EUDiF) and the Migration Partnership Facility (MPF) hosted a webinar to present and further discuss the results of the newly published research on the potential role of the diaspora in the implementation of Talent Partnerships (TPs) with the researchers and representatives of each of the types of actor featured. Click here to read the main takeaways of the event.

For a more in depth analysis of the potential for diaspora in implementing the Talent Partnerships, read the full case study or the abridged version comprising the executive summary and recommendations.

The research project “Implementation of the Talent Partnerships – What potential role for the diaspora?” includes four country case studies and comprehensive description of diaspora segments, contributions and engagement potential. The report was prepared in partnership with the European Centre for Development Policy management (ECDPM) and the ICMPD sister-project European Union Global Diaspora Facility (EUDIF).

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