MC2CM Days

MC2CM

The week-long event will consist of one high-level dialogue and four thematic sessions on Mediterranean City-to-City Migration.

BluePoint Brussels

<h2>For last minute registrations, please go to <a href="https://app.clevercast.com/webcast/w-gaAB1g" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the streaming page</a>. Pre-event registrations are closed.</h2><p>----</p><p>We are pleased to invite you to the #MC2CMDays, an event organized by the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration (MC2CM) project which will take place from 20 to 24 September 2021 in presence at Bluepoint Brussels, and around the world online. </p><p>The event will consist of one High-Level Dialogue  and four Thematic Sessions, aimed at discussing the role local authorities will play in the Renewed EU Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood, the new Agenda for the Mediterranean and the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, and presenting critical contemporary areas of urban migration policy in the Euro-Mediterranean region. </p><p>Every Thematic Session will showcase relevant best practices, discuss proposals for better migration governance at local level and address future concerns for urban migration policy, such as: </p><ul><li>Inclusive citizenship and cities in the Euro-Mediterranean region.</li></ul><ul><li>Private sector engagement and labour integration of migrants in Euro-Mediterranean cities. </li></ul><ul><li>Promoting balanced migration narratives at local level. </li></ul><ul><li>Gender, migration and sustainable inclusion in cities. </li></ul><p>Being a hybrid event, a limited number of participants will be able to attend in person. Therefore, prompt registration is encouraged. Networking opportunities will be provided before and after each session, in respect of ongoing COVID-19 related regulations.</p><h2>Key event information:</h2><ul><li><strong>Date:</strong> From 20 to 24 September 2021</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Location</strong>: Bluepoint, 80 Bd A. Reyers Ln, 1030 Brussels or online from anywhere in the world</li><li><strong>Agenda:</strong> available below</li><li>Coffee and lunch will be available for live participants at the venue.</li></ul><p></p><h1></h1>

<h1> MC2CM DAYS Agenda</h1><h2>20 September 2021</h2><h3>High-Level Dialogue – Renewed partnerships and migration governance in the Mediterranean: Local governments as assets for sustainability</h3><p>10:00  	Welcoming participants</p><p>10:00 - 10:45 : Opening remarks</p><p>•	Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement </p><p>•	Michael Spindelegger, Director General ICMPD </p><p>•	Emilia Saiz, Secretary General UCLG </p><p>•	Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director UN-Habitat </p><p>10:45 - 12:15: Keynote address by Vincenzo Bianco, Rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions on the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood</p><p>Panel discussion </p><p>•	Souad Abderrahim, Mayor of Tunis </p><p>•	Carola Gunnarsson, Mayor of Sala, CEMR Spokesperson, UCLG European Vice-President</p><p>•	Salvatore Martello, Mayor of Lampedusa</p><p>Moderation: Julien Simon, Head of Mediterranean Region, ICMPD </p><p>12:15 - 12:30  	Closing remarks</p><p>•	Johannes Luchner, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission (DG HOME)</p><p>•	Ralph Genetzke, Director and Head of Brussels Mission, ICMPD</p><p></p><h2>21 September 2021</h2><h3>Thematic Session – Inclusive citizenship and cities in the Euro-Mediterranean region</h3><p>10:50 - 11:00 : Welcoming participants</p><p>11:00 - 12:30: Keynote by Mark Speich, Chair of Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) of the European Committee of the Regions. </p><p>Panel discussion </p><p>•	Mounir Elloumi, Mayor of Sfax</p><p>•	Sylvie Tomic, Counsellor for the City of Lyon and Vice-President of Anvita </p><p>•	Juan Manuel Flores Cordero, Deputy Mayor of Seville, Delegate of the Area of Social Welfare, Employment and Comprehensive Plans for Social Transformation</p><p>•	Odile Robert, Deputy Head of the Global Program of Migration and Development, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation</p><p>•	Liam Patuzzi, Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe</p><p>Moderation: Amanda Flety, UCLG Coordinator of the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights</p><p></p><h2>22 September 2021</h2><h3>Thematic Session - Private sector engagement and labour integration of migrants in Euro-Mediterranean cities</h3><p>10:50 - 11:00 : Welcoming participants</p><p>11:00 - 12:30 : Keynote by Jose Antonio Moreno Diaz, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Lawyer – Legal Advisor on Immigration, Asylum and Integration Issues</p><p>Panel discussion: </p><p>•	Marta Mancini, Officer, CELAV-Center for Labour Inclusion, City of Milan</p><p>•	Robert Plummer, Senior Adviser for Social Affairs, Business Europe</p><p>•	Rossella Nicoletti, Projects and Policy Coordinator for Social Affair, Eurocities</p><p>•	Sergo Mananashvili, ICMPD Representative to the African Union</p><p>Moderation:  Ali Serhani, General Director, Gesper Services</p><p></p><h2>23 September 2021</h2><h3>Thematic Session – Promoting balanced migration narratives at local level</h3><p>10:50 - 11:00  	Welcoming participants</p><p>11:00 - 12:30  	Introductory remarks by Ian Barber, Director for Communication, European Committee of the Regions. </p><p>Panel discussion </p><p>•	Waad Bouzidi, City Councillor Municipality of Raoued</p><p>•	Akram Dribika, Elected Member, Municipality of Tripoli</p><p>•	Abdeslam Amakhtari, President of ASTICUDE</p><p>•	Souhaieb Khayati, Migration and Media expert</p><p>•	Violeta Wagner, ICMPD Regional Portfolio Manager Eastern Europe and Central Asia</p><p>Moderation: Marco Ricorda, ICMPD Communication Officer</p><p></p><h2>24 September 2021</h2><h3>Thematic Session: Gender, migration and sustainable inclusion in cities</h3><p>10:50 - 11:00  	Welcoming participants</p><p>11:00 - 12:30  	Keynote by Antje Grotheer, Rapporteur on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum - European Committee of the Regions</p><p>Panel discussion </p><p>•	Imen Ouardani, Vice-Mayor of the City of Sousse, Tunisia</p><p>•	Leila Youssef, Assistant Director of the International Projects and Programs Unit, Greater Irbid Municipality </p><p>•	Michele LeVoy, Director of the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)</p><p>•	Eoin O’Dwyer, Social Inclusion Specialist, UN-Habitat</p><p>•	Emilie Vidal, Gender Expert, eMGPP</p><p>Moderation: Alicia Favaretto, Project Officer, eMGPP</p><p>12:30 - 13:00  	Closing remarks</p><p>•	Lamine Abbad, Project Manager MC2CM, ICMPD </p><p></p><h1>About MC2CM: </h1><p>Developed in the framework of the Dialogue on Mediterranean Transit Migration (MTM), MC2CM is anchored in a  network  of 20  Euro-Mediterranean  cities.  It  is  funded  by  the EU and  co-financed  by  the  Swiss Agency  for Development and Cooperation and is implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development(ICMPD), United Cities and Local Governments(UCLG) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme(UN-Habitat). MC2CM contributes to improved migration governance at local level in cities in Europe and in the Southern Mediterranean, with a specific focus on integration and inclusion, and migrants’ access to rights and services, enhancing their positive contribution to both host and home societies. Activities are clustered under three  axes: Dialogue,  facilitating  cooperation  between  migration  governance  stakeholders  at  different  levels; Knowledge,  contributing  to  improved  information  and  knowledge  on  urban  migration;  and Action,  supporting the implementation of policy recommendations and development of pilot initiatives. At the same time, MC2CM promotes  a  balanced  discourse  on migration  in  a  cross-cutting  manner,  notably  encouraging  intercultural dialogue.</p>

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