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

Organizers: Luca Barbone (CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research), Martin Kahanec (Central European University and IZA), Klaus F. Zimmermann (IZA and University of Bonn)
Location:Brussels, Belgium
Date:June 25, 2013

Program


This project is funded by the European Commission


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