Description/Objectives
Although EU citizenship facilitates the free movement of citizens within the European Union, people are faced with barriers when they decide to live or work in a Member State other than the one of their nationality. The seminar aims to help Member States identify measures that constitute barriers to worker and professional mobility so that these can be eliminated. In particular, it will address problematic areas of free movement and examine ways of helping Member State authorities to properly transpose and apply the provisions of Directive 2004/38/EC.
The seminar will also examine EU rules on the recognition of foreign diplomas and professional qualifications, common problems of implementation, including enforcement, recent case law and instruments to successfully implement Directive 2005/36/EC. Furthermore, the seminar will focus on the social protection of mobile workers so as to enhance occupational mobility. In this context, it will analyse the new provisions for the coordination of social security rights, which Member States have to implement within the course of 2010, as well as problems on the preservation and transfer of acquired pension rights across Europe.
Methodology
This seminar will be based on a mixture of presentations, discussions and workshops. It will stimulate active participation and sharing policy practices. Specific cases and experiences will be explored. Background documentation will also be provided in an online/e-learning set up. Speakers will include officials from the EU institutions, EIPA staff, academics and practitioners.
Target group
This seminar is designed for public officials from national, regional and local authorities, consulates, National Contact Points and other public bodies from the EU Member States and candidate countries. It is also of interest to professionals in the private sector, lawyers, consultants, staff of NGOs, institutes and think tanks as well as others working on EU citizenship, rules for free movement and migration policies.
THURSDAY, 22 APRIL 2010
Welcome
Prof. Dr Marga Pröhl, Director-General, EIPA
Opening and introduction to the seminar
Ms Katerina – Marina Kyrieri, Lecturer, EIPA
Theme 1: Free movement of EU citizens and recognition of professional qualifications
The evolution of the free movement of persons and the application of relevant rules within the Stockholm Programme (2010-2014)
Mr Bent Mejborn, European Council, Head of Unit, DG H 1 A, Visa and Borders Unit Brussels (BE) (TBC)
Guidelines and instruments for better implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC
Mr Andras Mogyoro, European Commission, DG of Internal Market, Unit D-4 on Professional Qualifications, Brussels (BE)
Mutual recognition of qualifications in the context of specific sectors: still away ahead from harmonisation – practical examples
Ms Hildegard Schneider, Professor, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, Maastricht (NL)
Lunch
Theme 2: Free movement of EU citizens and third country nationals: problems of implementation
Helping national authorities to deal with problems of free movement: the case of Directive 2004/38/EC
Mr Michal Meduna, European Commission, DG Justice, Freedom and Security, Unit D.2. Citizenship, Brussels (BE)
Entry visas for family members of EU citizens - a persistent problem of application of EU law
Mr Michal Meduna
Workshop: When can the right of entry be refused or an EU national and family members ordered out of the country? The proportionality test
Facilitators: Ms Katerina Kyrieri
Dinner
FRIDAY, 23 APRIL 2010
Theme 4: Facilitating free movement by coordinating and preserving social security rights
Enforcing EU citizens’ professional mobility
Ms Claire Damilano, Legal Officer – Project Manager of the Euro Citizen Action Service (ECAS), Brussels (BE)
Portability of social security rights at EU level: informing EU citizens about changes and preparing national authorities to implement the updated social security package
European Commission representative, Coordination of Social Security Schemes and Free Movement of Workers, Unit E3, Brussels (BE) (TBC)
Lunch
The relationship between Directive 2004/38 and the social security coordination: lessons to be drawn from case law
Mr Anne Pietter Van der Mei, Associate Professor of International and European Law, Maastricht University, Maastricht (NL)
Sustaining adequate and portable pensions in Europe: working out the three pillars approach
Mr Barthold Kuipers, Economic Adviser, European Federation for Retirement Provision, Brussels (BE)
Evaluation and end of the seminar
Programme
The programme will commence on Thursday 22 April at 09.00 hrs and finish on Friday 23 April at 17.15 hrs.
Seminar venue
The seminar will take place in the Bordeaux Conference Room (1.16) at the European Institute of Public Administration, O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296222, fax: +31.43.3296296.
Fee
The participation fee is € 800 and includes documentation, 2 lunches, 1 dinner and refreshments. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK). Officials of EU Institutions, bodies and Agencies which have signed a framework contract under LOT 8 are entitled to a 20% discount. If you are eligible for a discount, please tick the box in the registration form. Please note that reductions cannot be accumulated. For more information, please check the FAQ-special discounts on this website.
Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a block booking at a hotel in Maastricht: Hotel Beaumont (
www.beaumont.nl), at a rate of € 102 p.p.p.n. (incl. breakfast and tourist tax). Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the name of the hotel and the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.
Meals
The lunches will be served at the Institute’s restaurant and dinner in the evening will be at a restaurant in town. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.
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