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[/en] Home About us Countries News Meetings Documents Analytics EU legislation National legislation Experts Speaking Links News Digest Thematic Articles Contact us Login Log in Username Password En Ru Search Login Log in Username Password En Ru Eastern Partnership The Eastern Partnership is a joint initiative of the EU and its Eastern European partners: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Launched in 2009 at the EU Prague Summit, it brings Eastern European partners closer to the EU. The Eastern Partnership supports and encourages reforms in the EaP countries for the benefit of their citizens. The Partnership is based on a commitment to the principles of international law and fundamental values, including democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as to a market economy, sustainable development and good governance. Read More Key Documents The Eastern Partnership Panel on Migration, Mobility and IBM The Eastern Partnership (EaP) Panel on Migration, Mobility and Integrated Border Management succeeded the EaP Panel on Migration and Asylum in accordance with the decisions of the Eastern Partnership Summit of November 2017. The Panel is designed specifically to contribute to the implementation of the Deliverable 17 of the EaP Deliverables 2020, namely to supporting progress on visa facilitation and liberalization dialogues, readmission, IBM and Mobility Partnerships. The activities of the Panel are decided in the annual work plan, which is usually set each year at the last Panel meeting of the year. EU and EaP states are continuously encouraged to express interest for organizing meetings and to identify topics of interest. Working languages of the Panel are English and Russian. History The Eastern Partnership Panel on Migration, Mobility and Integrated Border Management is the successor of the EaPPMA in turn the successor of the Söderköping Process 2001 The Söderköping Process Launched in 2001 as a cross-border cooperation process on asylum and migration among the following participating countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Sweden and Ukraine 2009 European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) Following the inauguration in 2009 of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) initiative the Söderköping Process participating states decided to incorporate the Söderköping Process into the broader EaP context 2011 The transition of Söderköping Process into EaPPMA The transition of Söderköping Process into the Eastern Partnership Panel on Migration and Asylum (EaPPMA) took place at 8 December 2011 Söderköping Process High Level Meeting 2011 EaPPMA first Meeting 9 December 2011 EaPPMA first Meeting. EaPPMA was established under the EaP Platform 1 “Democracy, good governance and stability”, it followed the principles of the EU Global Approach to Migration, promoting cooperation and dialogue towards the harmonization of policies and practices Home About us Meetings Contact us This website, funded by the European Union, is maintained by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with the goal of enhancing public access to information about the Eastern Partnership Panel on Migration, Mobility and Integrated Border Management and its initiatives. The Commission accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information on this site. The views expressed in all the articles on this website are purely the authors' own and do not reflect the views of the European Commission. The information on the website is of a general nature only and is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any particular individual or entity; is sometimes linked to external sites over which the Commission services have no control and for which the Commission assumes no responsibility; does not constitute professional or legal advice (if you need specific advice, you should always consult a suitably qualified professional). Please note that IOM bears no responsibility for the accuracy and content of this website, which is based on external news services and does not necessarily reflect the views of IOM. The project is funded by the European Union The project is implemented by the International Organization for Migration © eapmigrationpanel.org | this site is made by Dudka Agency