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North Africa and Europe

International Cooperation, Labour Migration and Development Impact Christoph Schumacher

North Africa and Europe

• North Africa and Europe are geographical
• neighbours. Both share a long common

history which shall facilitate a mutual understanding

• North Africa and Europe share a natural and

reciprocative partnership

• Both sides can profit – it is a win-win situation

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The European Neighbourhood Policy

• The Treaty on European Union designs the aim

to develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries in order to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, based on the values of the EU.

• The EU may conclude specific agreements with

the neighbour countries in regard; with mutual rights and obligations

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Objective: Establishment of an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness

• Privileged Partnership
• Mutual commitment to values and principles

such as good governance, market economy, increasing mobility, enhancement of contact between the peoples

• Development of a thriving civil society -

including the Social Partners

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Implementation of partnership and cooperation agreements in areas such as

• employment and social policy including the

decent work agenda, migration and education

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Sustainable and Social Development as key issues

• More inclusive growth
• Creation of jobs – especially for the youth
• Establishment of a dialog on employment and

social policy

• Improvement of social protection
• Better management of labour migration and

mobility

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Mobility Partnership

• Well managed migration of persons can be of

mutual benefit for both North Africa and Europe

• Elements of a Mobility Partnership:
• Assisting partner countries in improvement of

labour migration management (recruitment; vocational and language training; recognition

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• f skills; reintegration of migrants
• School partnerships – Erasmus - Mobility of

students

• Circular migration
• Launching of negotiations with Morocco,

Tunisia and Egypt

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Social Security and Migration

• Association treaties – Algeria, Morocco,

Tunisia

• Single permit directive – Equal treatment and

export of pensions to third countries

• Blue card – Access of highly qualified migrants

to the European labour market

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Questions for debate:

• 1. For young job seekers in North Africa,

migration may often seem a last resort. Do you support the neighbourhood policy that proposes the establishment of mobility partnerships between North African countries and EU member countries?

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• 2. The extension of social protection to cover

informal employment is an important political

• bjective. The social protection floor should be

developed in the conetxt of each country. Do you agree that social protection can help to establish a more stable socioeconomic environment?

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• 3. The mobility partnership should include a

package of capacity building tools to be implemented in the partner countries. What are the necessary steps to achieve this objective?