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Martin Sirák (CED/SGI ). Migration and Labour Mobility in the Slovak Republic: the EU Integration Context February 21, 2003 Bratislava. OSI PPCI Project. Impact of Implementation of Schengen Treaty in the CEE Region 9 think-tanks (coord. by IPA, Warsaw)
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Martin Sirák (CED/SGI) Migration and Labour Mobility in the Slovak Republic: the EU Integration Context February 21, 2003 Bratislava
OSI PPCI Project • Impact of Implementation of Schengen Treaty in the CEE Region • 9 think-tanks (coord. by IPA, Warsaw) • incl. Estonia, Bulgaria/Macedonia • February 2002 – February 2003 • Country reports • Presentation in Brussels (Spring 2003)
Country Reports • 3 separate studies: • National migration situation and policy • Schengen: Local socio-Economic impact • Schengen: Political and administrative aspects • Field study component, eg. interviews on the Poland-Ukraine border • Kaliningrad: case study
Analytical Focus • Impact of Schengen on: • Current EU/Schengen countries vs. Current CCs • CCs vs. Non-candidates/non-EU states • CCs/new member states vs. CCs/new member states • EU as “an Area of Freedom, Justice and Security“ (very broad focus!)
National Migration Policy: Criteria • Comparative assessment based on: • Legal Framework • Technical Capacity • Administrative Procedure • Social Integration Capacity • Human Rights • Findings and Recommendations (?)
Labour Market and Mobility in Slovakia • OECD Economic Survey (2002) – barriers to labour mobility: • Practice of highly-centralized wage bargaining • Housing market inefficiencies • Generous social assistance which does not adjust for regional differences in costs of living
Labour Migration and Mobility • “Four freedoms“ acquis (Chpts 1 – 4) • JHA acquis (Chpt 24) – Visa and asylum policies, Schengen Information System • EU integration: increased mobility of labour and capital, interdependencies btw trade, FDI and labour migration (?) • What will be the value-added?