Intra-EU mobility from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to other member states was, is and will remain an important issue for policy makers, both in sending and in receiving regions, for it will continue at a relatively high level and many of the migrants will stay for a longer time. Since most migrants settle in cities, the key question is how to manage the urban consequences?
Some politicians see intra-EU migration as a serious threat to our societies. Others seem to brush aside the negative aspects. Research evidence is needed to inform policy makers.
The multi-annual research project “Urban implications and governance of CEE migration in Europe” (IMAGINATION) has researched the impacts of intra-EU mobility on receiving cities and offers concrete policy responses. The results of the research project, including a practical handbook for policy-makers, will be discussed at the project’s final conference.
On behalf of the IMAGINATION consortium researchers and the EUKN, I am pleased to invite you to the conference “Urban Consequences of Intra-EU mobility”. The conference brings together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss policies and practices in addressing and coordinating intra-EU mobility.
This conference will take place on:
Monday May 23rd 2016
From 12.00 to 18.00
At ‘Het Timmerhuis’, Rotterdam, Netherlands
The conference is free of charge but registration is compulsory
Please register on the EUKN site (www.eukn.eu), by May 13th at the latest. Registration will take place on a first-come first-serve basis. We can accommodate 80 participants. So register quickly!