On 23rd November, the 6th National Migration Network meeting was held in Rijeka and attended by the representatives of fourteen Croatian institutions and organizations.
The meeting, organized by the EMN National Contact Point of Croatia, provided a platform for exchange of updates and relevant information in the area of asylum and migration among relevant stakeholders.
After introducing new members of the Network and informing about the main news, the participants individually introduced information about the newest developments within their scope of work. Afterwards, Prof. Dr. sc. Iris Goldner Lang, Head of the UNESCO Chair for Free Movement of Persons, Migration and Intercultural Dialogue at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, held a presentation on trends in the development of European migration and asylum law. The presentation was followed by the discussion on the topic with other participants. Following that, Patricija Kezele, Head of the Department for EURES and international mediation from the Croatian Employment Service, presented the findings of the Study on Inclusion of Third-Country Nationals into the Labour Market.
The last presentation was held by the National Coordinator who briefly introduced everybody with the Work Plan of the European Migration Network for the period 2019 - 2020., with an emphasis on achieving greater recognition of the EMN as a source of reliable and relevant information on asylum and migration between the professionals as well as general public.
