Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
Press Release
Opening of the regional conference “Acting together in Migration Management- Enhancing
Coordination among Local and Central Level”
Skopje, 10 March 2016
Media are invited to the opening of the Regional Conference “Acting together in
Migration Management- Enhancing Coordination among Local and Central Level” organized
by MARRI Regional Centre and the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South East
Europe (NALAS) and co-financed by the Central European Initiative (CEI) Cooperation Fund and
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.
The Conference will start at 9:00 on 17 March 2016 in the amphitheatre of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia (boulevard “Philip II of Macedon“ No. 7,
Skopje). It will be launched with key addresses by the MARRI RC Director, Tamara Mugosa,
Ambassador Jovan Tegovski from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia,
Mr. Emil Draghici, President of NALAS and Mayor of Vulcana-Băi, Romania and Mr. Ugo Poli, CEI
Focal Point Migrations.
The conference will bring together over 50 participants from 12 countries, representing
national and local authorities, as well as international donors. After the official opening, the
Conference work will continue in two panels where the participants will address the agenda
topics.
The objective of this event is to transfer knowledge and share experiences among the
affected countries in ensuring adequate role of local authorities in the current migrant crisis
management which is expected to be achieved through the following results:
1. Highlighting the beneficial role of local authorities in migrant crisis management and
2. Promotion of best practices on cooperation and coordination between local and
national authorities in migrant crisis management.
MTV Building, 8th Floor, Blvd. Goce Delčev bb, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Tel. ++ 389 (2) 32 35 700; Fax: ++ 389 (2) 32 35 711; Email: [email protected]; Web: www.marri-rc.org