The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU will on 24-25 October host the 4th ministerial meeting of the Prague Process, which was established in 2009 and brings together 47 parties, including Member States and international organisations, to discuss migration and agree on an action plan for 2023-2027.
These countries, which include EU member states, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Switzerland, should commit to: “prevent and fight irregular migration and migrant smuggling; strengthen capacities in the area of asylum and international protection and expanding protection capacities in the region; promote readmission, voluntary return, and sustainable reintegration; address legal migration and mobility, with a special emphasis on labour migration; promote the integration of legally residing migrants in their host societies and make migration and mobility positive forces for development”, says a draft joint declaration of 23 September.
They will also commit to pursuing “common goals and addressing joint challenges, such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine resulting in large-scale displacement of millions of people, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic, the instrumentalisation of migration, the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan and all other pressing challenges of mutual concern in a coordinated manner”.
Link to the statement: https://aeur.eu/f/3r4
Link to the Process: https://aeur.eu/f/3r5 (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)