Public debate / Dealing with illegal migration and asylum seekers – Macedonia as a transit country
On 28th of January Analytica organized a public debate titled "Dealing with illegal migration and asylum seekers – Macedonia as a transit country" in the premises of the EU info center in Skopje. The public debate served as a launching event for the policy report "Analysis of national policies and practices for dealing with illegal migration and asylum seekers".
On 28th of January Analytica organized a public debate titled “Dealing with illegal migration and asylum seekers – Macedonia as a transit country” in the premises of the EU info center in Skopje. The public debate served as a launching event for the policy report “Analysis of national policies and practices for dealing with illegal migration and asylum seekers”.
Speakers at the event:
Magdalena Lembovska, Research Fellow, Analytica;
Nikola Mircevski, Senior Police Advisor, Ministry of Interior;
Trpe Stojanovski, Director, MARRI Regional Centar;
Ivona Zakoska Todorovska, Migrant Assistance Specialist, International Organization for Migration IOM;
Zoran Drangovski, Senior Lawyer, Macedonian Young Lawyers Association.
The overall objective of the event was to present the research conducted and to offer participants an opportunity to discuss the emerging phenomenon of illegal migrants from the African countries and the Middle East transiting trough the Western Balkans, to assess the national solutions dealing with this issue and to provide recommendations for improvement of the Government policies in the field of migration and asylum. The event brought together representatives of state institutions, international organizations, academia and the civil society.
The project was financed by the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces DCAF.
