MIGREC

MIGREC

The Migration, Integration and Governance Research Centre (MIGREC) is a 3,5-year research capacity building project funded by the European Union Union’s Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation programme, which started in October 2019.

Training on Ageing & ltc Care to the Ukrainian Ministry

Training on Ageing & ltc Care to the Ukrainian Ministry

On 15 and 16 December 2021, our colleagues, Kai Leichsenring, Magdi Birtha, and Veronica Sandu provided a training on Ageing and long-term care, as part of the Bridge Building Peer Reviews and Trainings project. The training was attended by almost 20 participants, including government officials from the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, as well…

Serbia: Posting from a candidate country and its implications for the social protection of workers

Serbia: Posting from a candidate country and its implications for the social protection of workers

Posting workers as a concept is not straightforward and it is often confused with some forms of emigration. Four situations are related to the concept of posting. Different situations imply different policy responses, though there are common recommendations for all. The clarification of the workers status is the first step in identifying the social protection…

POW-BRIDGE: Final Steering Group Meeting

POW-BRIDGE: Final Steering Group Meeting

The POW-BRIDGE project had its final Steering Group Meeting, on 9 December 2021.  The project coordinators of all seven partner organizations came together to  discuss lessons learned, best practices and ideas for future collaboration. In the POW-BRIDGE project coordinated by the European Centre, the partners delivered 8 case study reports, 8 policy briefs, 8 video…

30/11/2021 first BBinar: Social spending in times of Covid-19

30/11/2021 first BBinar: Social spending in times of Covid-19

The inaugural BBinar (Bridge-Building Webinar) took place on 30 November 2021 and focused on social spending in times of Covid-19 in the Western Balkan region. Members of the Eastern European Social Policy Network (EESPN), European Centre colleagues, and a wider audience participate in these BBinars in order to exchange at a practical level about common…