Panel discussion: How to foster legal avenues for migrants and refugees to the EU?

Why do the experts call for strengthening legal channels towards the European Union? The panel discussion examines existing legal pathways for migrants and refugees towards the EU, presents the so called tripple-win approach to migration in the form of sustainable recruitment of nurses from countries outside the EU for German labour market, introduces idea of unlocking skilled migration pathways for refugees and forcibly displaced persons and discusses lessons from and recommendations for legal migration pilot projects.

Among panelists were:

• Tesseltje de Lange, Professor of European Migration Law & Director of the Centre for Migration Law, Radboud University, The Netherlands
• Emir Čomor, Project Coordinator, Tripple Win, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Marina Brizar, UK Director, Talent Beyond Boundaries, United Kingdom
• Kate Hooper, Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute (MPI), USA

This panel discussion was part of the 8th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration entitled "Migration in a Multilateral World". The Seminar is organised by the International Organization for Migration Slovakia as the coordinator of the Slovak EMN National Contact Point. This activity is funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic.

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