Migration EU Expertise MIEUX AfricaEU Partnership Senior Officials

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 3 rd countries to enable them to better address irregular migration as part of a comprehensive approach to migration management § 36 months § Scope: Worldwide 2

How MIEUX works § Demand driven § Peer-to-peer: - Experts from EU MS administrations - Support to relevant ministries and bodies 3

Action requests § Channels: - ICMPD MIEUX - EC Delegations in 3 rd countries § Flexible request procedure: - Written statement of interest (letter, email…) 4

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. . . 5

Examples of MIEUX in Africa Completed Ongoing Request pending Ethiopia Angola Senegal Malawi Cape Verde SADC Mozambique Sierra Leone Zambia West Africa COMESA 6

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 7

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 8

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 9