CASE/CEU/LSE/IZA Final Seminar: "Cost and Benefits of Labour Mobility between the EU and the Eastern Partnership Partner Countries"

Tuesday, June 25:

09:00	-	09:30		Registration
09:30	-	09:45		Opening Remarks Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research) Philip Mikos (DG DEVCO)
09:45	-	11:15		Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn) "Migration from the Eastern Partnership Countries to the EU: Lessons and Policy Conclusions" Chair: Martin Kahanec (Central European University and IZA) Comments: G. Cremonini (EC, tbc), U. Bardak (ETF), A. Weinar (EUI, Poland), T. Molnar (tbc, Hungary)
11:15	-	11:30		Coffee Break
11:30	-	13:00		Martin Kahanec (Central European University and IZA) "EaP Workers in EU Labour Markets: Unleashing Potentials for Mutual Gains " Chair: Alan Barrett (TCD, Ireland) Comments: S. Makaryan (Armenia), S. Marchetti (EUI, Italy), I. Molodikova (Central European University), E. Reho (Sweden)
13:00	-	14:00		Lunch
14:00	-	15:00		Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research) "Labour Migration from the EaP: Options for Better Outcomes" Chair: (tbc) Comments: Diana Cheianu (Moldova), H. Vakhitova (Kyiv School of Economics), E. Abolina (Latvia), J. Smith (Migration Advisory Board, UK)
15:00	-	16:30		Panel Discussion on Policy Recommendations Chair: Klaus F. Zimmerman (IZA and University of Bonn) Panelists: B. Szigeti (EU), G. Jashi (Georgia), A. Platonova (IOM), A. Chrobot (Poland), A. Barrett (TCD, Ireland)
				Open Discussion
16:30	-	16:50		Report of the Rapporteur M. Luecke (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research)
16:50	-	17:00		Closing Remarks C. Falkenberg-Ambrosio (EU)
17:00	-	17:45		End of Seminar - Small Reception