Migration EU Expertise (MIEUX)
Africa-EU Partnership
Senior Officials Meeting on Migration,
Mobility and Employment
Brussels, 15-17 September 2010
A presentation by: Chantal Lacroix
What is MIEUX?
 A Joint EC-ICMPD initiative
 Facilitate short-term technical assistance to 3rd
countries to enable them to better address irregular
migration as part of a comprehensive approach to
migration management
 36 months
 Scope: Worldwide
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How MIEUX works
 Demand driven
 Peer-to-peer:
- Experts from EU MS administrations
- Support to relevant ministries and bodies
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Action requests
 Channels:
- ICMPD MIEUX
- EC Delegations in 3rd countries
 Flexible request procedure:
- Written statement of interest (letter, email…)
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Scope of MIEUX Actions
 Any area of migration management that better
addresses irregular migration
 Seminars, workshops, expert deployment,
assessment missions, study visits, action plan
development, structural and legal review...
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Examples of MIEUX in Africa
Completed
Ongoing
Request pending
Ethiopia
Angola
Senegal
Malawi
Cape Verde
SADC
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Zambia
West Africa
COMESA
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MIEUX added value
 Quick reaction mechanism capable of
implementation within 8 weeks of request
 Supports all logistical and financial aspects
related to the implementation
 Flexible request procedure
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Opportunities / the Way Forward
 Initiate, strengthen or increase Africa-EU / Africa
EU MS cooperation
 Initiate, strengthen or increase inter-Africa
cooperation
 Test new initiatives (‘pilots’)
 Feed punctual needs (one-off actions)
Fill a gap between long-term initiatives
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Migration EU Expertise (MIEUX)
ICMPD Brussels
159 rue Belliard
1040 Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0) 2 233 11 60
Fax: +32 (0) 2 231 14 30
Email: mieux@icmpd.org
Web: www.icmpd.org/mieux
Thank you!
chantal.lacroix@icmpd.org
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