The European Migration Network (EMN) Malta National Contact Point annual conference being held on Thursday 3 December at The Palace, Sliema.
The themes that will be discused at the conference will include addressing the root causes of irregular migration, security and safety at the frontline, and integration matters.
Registration is at 08:30 and the conference is from 09:00 to 13:45, followed by a networking lunch.
Programme
08:30 Registration
09:00 Opening remarks
09:05 EMN Overview
The frontline – of security and safety
09:20 Migration: A Security Threat?
Dr Monika Wohlfeld, German Chair for Peace Studies and Conflict Prevention, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, University of Malta
09:50 Migrants at Sea – Duties and challenges faced by the Shipmaster
Capt. Reuben Lanfranco, Maritime Consultancy & Marine Surveying
10:20 Comments from the floor
Newcomers to society
10:30 The Irish Diaspora Experience Revisited and Reviewed - What lessons can be learnt?
Dr Brenda Murphy, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta
10:50 Developing a national integration policy
Dr Myrna Azzopardi, Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties
11:10 Comments from the floor
11:20 Coffee break
Addressing the root causes of irregular migration
11:40 Assisting small-holding farmers
Dr Ann Waters-Bayer, Promoting Local Innovation (Prolinnova) Network, Royal
Tropical Institute, The Netherlands
12:10 Reducing inequalities – the case for fair trade
Dr John Axiak, Koperattiva Kummerċ Ġust
12:40 A project supported by Malta’s Official Development Aid
(tbc)
13:00 Institutional building in a failed state Bushra Halepota, Acting Representative - UNHCR Somalia
(tbc)
(tbc)
13:20 Comments from the floor
13:30 Concluding remarks
13:45 Networking lunch
The European Migration Network (EMN) is co-ordinated by the European Commission with National Contact Points established in each EU Member State plus Norway.