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Migration EU Expertise (MIEUX). Africa-EU Partnership Senior Officials Meeting on Migration, Mobility and Employment Brussels, 15-17 September 2010. A presentation by : Chantal Lacroix. What is MIEUX?. A Joint EC-ICMPD initiative
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Migration EU Expertise (MIEUX) Africa-EU Partnership Senior Officials Meeting on Migration, Mobility and Employment Brussels, 15-17 September 2010 A presentation by: Chantal Lacroix
What is MIEUX? A Joint EC-ICMPD initiative Facilitate short-term technical assistance to 3rd countries to enable them to better address irregular migration as part of a comprehensive approach to migration management 36 months Scope: Worldwide
How MIEUX works • Demand driven • Peer-to-peer: • Experts from EU MS administrations • Support to relevant ministries and bodies
Action requests • Channels: • ICMPD MIEUX • EC Delegations in 3rd countries • Flexible request procedure: • Written statement of interest (letter, email…)
Scope of MIEUX Actions • Any area of migration management that better addresses irregular migration • Seminars, workshops, expert deployment, assessment missions, study visits, action plan development, structural and legal review...
MIEUX added value • Quick reaction mechanism capable of implementation within 8 weeks of request • Supports all logistical and financial aspects related to the implementation • Flexible request procedure
Opportunities / the Way Forward • Initiate, strengthen or increase Africa-EU / Africa EU MS cooperation • Initiate, strengthen or increase inter-Africa cooperation • Test new initiatives (‘pilots’) • Feed punctual needs (one-off actions) • Fill a gap between long-term initiatives
Migration EU Expertise (MIEUX) ICMPD Brussels 159 rue Belliard 1040 Brussels Belgium Tel.: +32 (0) 2 233 11 60 Fax: +32 (0) 2 231 14 30 Email: mieux@icmpd.org Web: www.icmpd.org/mieux Thank you! chantal.lacroix@icmpd.org