THINKING BEYOND THE CRISIS: LABOUR MIGRATION ANDMOBILITY IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION

Andrew Geddes | Director, Migration Policy Centre (MPC), European University Institute (EUI)Nathalie Tocci | Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

Library, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Via Angelo Brunetti 9, Rome, Italy

19 MAY 2017

INTRODUCTION

Labour migration and mobility are, and will continue to be, key dynamics in the Euro-Mediterraneanregion. They are central to the social, economic and political development of the region. As a directresult, they are also key components of relations between the European Union, EU member states andcountries in the Middle East and North Africa.

This event, co-organised by the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) at the European University Institute(EUI) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), will provide an opportunity to debate the future oflabour migration and mobility in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

The main issue that will be discussed is the role of human mobility for development on both sides ofthe Mediterranean. More specifically, the focus will be: Europe with or without migration; socio-demographic change in the Euro-Mediterranean region; the political dynamics of migration andmobility; the contributions of migration and its wider social, economic and political effects.

Each panel presentation will last for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow sufficient time for thediscussion. The event is designed to be a public debate rather than a series of presentations.

PROGRAMME

10.00 - 10.15 Welcome and introduction

Andrew Geddes | Director, MPC, EUI

10.15 - 10.45 Keynote speech and Q&A

Franco Frattini | President of the Italian Society for International Organization(SIOI), former Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, former Vice-President of theEuropean Commission and European Commission for Justice, Freedom andSecurity

10.45 - 11.45 1st panel – Policy and political dimensions of Euro-Mediterraneanmigration and mobility

Facilitator: Andrew Geddes | Director, MPC, EUI

Nathalie Tocci | Director, IAILia Quartapelle | Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the ItalianParliament, Member of the Committee on Foreign and European CommunityAffairsTatiana Esposito | Director General for Immigration and Integration Policies,Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies

11.45 - 12.00 Coffee break

12.00 - 13.00 2nd panel – Socio-demographic dynamics of Euro-Mediterraneanrelations

Facilitator: Andrew Geddes | Director, MPC, EUI

Daniela Huber | Scientific Coordinator of MEDRESET, IAI Paola Termine | Rural Youth Migration Officer, Subregional Office for NorthAfrica, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsAnna Di Bartolomeo | Senior Research Fellow, University of Venice Ca’Foscari

13.00 Light lunch