Acting Together in Migration Management Enhancing Coordination Among Central and Local Level

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia

AGENDA

“Acting together in migration management – enhancing coordination among central and local level”

17th March 2016, Skopje, Macedonia

Venue:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia

09:00 – 09:30Welcome address

-Ambassador Tamara Mugosa, Director of MARRI Regional Centre

-Ambassador Jovan Tegovski, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia

-Mr. Emil Draghici, President of NALAS – Mayor of Vulcana-Băi, Romania

-Mr. Ugo Poli, CEI Focal Point Migrations

Panel I - Challenges in communication, collaboration and coordination between central and local government in migration crisis management

Central Government standpoint – Moderator Ambassador Tamara Mugosa, MARRI

09:30 –10:30MARRI Participants - Albania, Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo*[1] (10 min. each)

10:30 – 10:45Q&A

10:45 – 11:00Coffee break

11:00 – 11:50CEI Member States- Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia (10 min. each)

11:50– 12:05 Mr. Brigadier Günter SCHNITTLER, expert, Austrian Ministry of Interior

12:05– 12:20Italian Ministry of Interior

12:20 – 12:40Discussion

*MARRI Participants are expected to present standpoint of both Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs

12:40 – 13:30Lunch

Panel II - Waysto improve communication, collaboration and cooperation between central and local self-government in migration crisis management

Local Government standpoint – Moderator Mr. Kelmend Zajazi, NALAS

13:30 – 14:10Mr. Mihail Bimbo, Mayor of Kanjiza, Serbia

Ms. Dusica Perisisc, ZELS

Ms. Aleksnadra Vukmirovic, Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia

Ms. Ruza Veselcic Sijakovic, Mayor of Tovarnik, Croatia

Mr. Mladen Ivanovic, Association of Municipalities of Croatia

14:10 – 14:40Reflection by EU Member LGAs:

Mr. Bernhard Müller, General Ssecretary of the Urban Forum and former mayor of Wiener Neustadt

Mr. Victor Magiar, Cittalia, Fondazione Anci Ricerche

14:40 – 15:00Discussion

15:00– 15:15 Coffee break

Tour de table – Support of international donor community targeting institutional capacities for crisis management

15:15 - 15:45Floor open for International Organizations

15:45–16:15Discussion

16:15- 16:40Conclusions

16:40 - 16:50 Closing remarks

17:00Family photo

With the support of:

KDZ - Zentrum für Verwaltungsforschung, (Center for Public Administration Research) Austria andDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

[1]This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence