Overview of the EU Mobility Partnership Instrument: Summary of the Initiatives in Georgia and Moldova

This publication was prepared within the EU-funded “Support to the Implementation of the Mobility Partnership with Azerbaijan” (MOBILAZE) project as a preparatory and background paper for the project’s Mobility Partnership Conference in June 2016, as well as a support tool for other project activities and Mobility Partnership initiatives in Azerbaijan.

This paper consists of four main parts:

Part 1

Covers a general overview of the Mobility Partnership instrument and the main policy priorities established by the European Union Global Approach on Migration and Mobility.

Part 2

Introduces all four pillars of the Mobility Partnership (legal migration and mobility, asylum, border management and prevention of irregular migration, and migration and development) through case studies from Georgia and Moldova. This part provides two case studies for each country, covering main objectives of the initiatives within the specific pillar, actors involved in implementation, a description of methodological tools employed and examples of concrete activities.

Part 3

Provides an overview on particular features of the EU-Georgia Mobility Partnership and lists the main implemented or ongoing initiatives in this regard.

Part 4

Provides an overview on particular features of the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership and lists the main implemented or ongoing initiatives in this regard.