Training Course about migration (Stip, Macedonia) - Pictures

Here are some pictures from the Training Course which took place in Stip (Macedonia) between 25th March to 1st April 2011.

Read the article posted after these pictures. 

International evening - in front of Hungary and Turkey's table 

Presenting Roma/Slovenian organisation 

Presenting Armenian organisation 

Representing Portuguese guitar players from Universities 

Kosovo on a balloon 

Working on the Italian migration case 

Jonas (Sweden), Deni (Macedonia), Ana (Moldova) and me 

What can we do for immigrants' integration at university, civil society and individual level? 

 Small photo group with Stip background

With Ana (Moldova) and Francisca (Portugal) 

International evening: Jan presenting Czech-Republic's products

In the fortress in Stip 

View over Stip 

Stip surrounded by mountains 

Towards the City Game in the city 

Presenting Czech organisation 

Presenting UK's organisation 

Orthodox church in Stip

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/thousands-protest-eus-kosovo-mission-news-503628

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/thousands-protest-eus-kosovo-mission-news-503628

Background

In June 2010, EU leaders adopted the 'Europe 2020' strategy, which has the overall aim of creating jobs and promoting "smart, sustainable and inclusive growth". It follows on from the Lisbon Strategy, which was originally launched in the year 2000.

The 2020 strategy is based around a series of headline targets that have been agreed at EU level. These targets include:

• increasing the employment rate from 69% to 75%, and;
• reducing the number of people living in poverty by 20 million.

Member states are expected to translate the EU-level goals into national targets, taking their different starting points into account.

The European Commission has promised to implement seven flagship initiatives in the framework of the 2020 strategy. These include: 'Youth on the Move', 'An Agenda for New Skills and Jobs', and the 'European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion'.

Serbian deputy Prime Minister mulls Hong-Kong model for Kosovo-news

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/serbian-deputy-pm-mulls-hong-kong-model-kosovo-news-502936

Serbia hopes to be ready to join the European Union by the end of 2015, but first a "creative" solution will have to be found for its former province Kosovo, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic told EurActiv Germany in an exclusive interview. He cited the "Hong Kong model" as one way of resolving the issue.

Serbia to sign agreement on participating in EU missions

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/serbia-sign-agreement-participating-eu-missions-news-502353

BACKGROUND

Serbia has been participating in NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme since 2006. The programme, launched in 1994, envisages bilateral cooperation between NATO and the countries which participate in it. It is oriented towards practical forms of cooperation in which countries opt for activities that are in keeping with their own priorities.

On 27 December 2007, Serbia adopted a resolution on protecting its sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order, a statement which referred to Kosovo. One article of the resolution determines the military neutrality of Serbia "regarding existing military alliances, until the possible scheduling of a referendum for a final decision on this issue".

Tanja Miščević was a member of Serbia’s negotiating team for drawing up a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU, and she was head of the negotiating team for an agreement on readmission and visa liberalisation between Serbia and the EU.

Miščević also works with the European Movement in Serbia, the most significant non-governmental organisation in the field of European integration.

Macedonia hold referendum on new name

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/macedonia-hold-referendum-new-name-news-502593