DSC01757On 31th of May, 2011 in the MARRI Regional Center premises, in Skopje, the First Informational Exchange Meeting with EU and MARRI MS consular representatives was held.

The meeting was organized by IOM and MARRI RC as part of the Project named “Migration for Development in the Western Balkans” (MIDWEB).

The high level representatives from EU Delegation in Skoplje and other relevant organizations, as well as EU and MARRI MS consular departments’ staff located in Skopje were present.

The participants had the opportunity to exchange their opinions on the presented materials of the EC Project, under IPA MB Program on Migration for Development in the Western Balkans (MIDWEB) that started in February 2011 and will last until 31st January 2013.

This kind of informational exchange meeting between EU and WB consular representatives will be held on a regular basis, every three months.

The main goal of the first meeting was to emphasize the importance of the  effective regional co-operation networks  among  the Consular sections in the EU and WB Embassies with Migration Services Centres in the WB in order to facilitate the entry of potential migrants to the labor markets in the EU and reinsertion of returning skilled migrants in the WB Region.

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Informational exchange meeting with EU and WB consular representatives, 31 May 2011