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Media Digest December 2020

2021-01-04

Armenia

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Armenian population decreased by 5600 people during one year. Birth rate is low
Armenian
Data on 90.000 displaced citizens of Artsakh have been entered into Migration Service database
Armenian
National Statistical Service: Armenia permanent population decreases by 0.2% in 2019
English
Social aid program for Artsakh citizens who lost their real property has been launched
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

The negative balance of migration has decreased in Armenia
English
There is already a visible tendency of migration. The government should initiate preventive measures as soon as possible.
Armenian
Threat of new war and economic collapse. Will new wave of migration start in Armenia?
Armenian

Azerbaijan

State Bodies dealing with Migration

State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan launches “Migration School - 3” project
English

Georgia

EU Cooperation

EU Ambassador gives interview on GEL 1.5 billion EU support to Georgia against COVID-19
English
EU Launches Human Rights Week in Georgia
English
EU launches nine new projects with EUR 7 million budget to support vocational education and labour market development in Georgia
English
EUMM Georgia mission extended until December 2022
English
The EU commits a further €55 million for the development of agriculture and rural areas in Georgia
English

Mobility

Georgia introduces additional checks at checkpoints for Georgian citizens travelling to EU
English
Wizz Air plans to restart flights in Georgia starting March, add new destinations
English

Russia

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Ministry of Internal Affairs: In 2020, the number of migrants in Russia has decreased
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

2020 saw an unusual trend in the migration sphere
Russian
Employers create problems with migrants
Russian
Evacuation flights, campgrounds and courier strikes. What happened to migration and migrants in Russia in 2020
Russian
Gleb Smidovich: 'Vectors of Civil Integration'
Russian
Medvedev: migration growth prevents the full provision of social security services to Russians
Russian
New decree on the extension of measures to regulate the legal status of foreign citizens in Russia until June 15, 2021
Russian
Sergey Pushkarev: Migrants are needed, but the Far East should not be turned into a gateway
Russian
Uzbek migrants will be vaccinated with
Russian

Labour migration

Labour shortages: The Ministry of Construction proposed to simplify the entry for migrant builders
Russian
Moscow authorities propose replacing a mandatory isolation of migrants with PCR tests
Russian
Russia and Uzbekistan will simplify paperwork for migrants
Russian
Russia may open borders for labor migrants in 2021
Russian
Where did labour migrants disappear from Russia and will they return back
Russian

Remittances

Russians transfer almost $30bn abroad
English

Other

More than half of Moscow residents turned out to be newcomers
Russian
Russia Lost 5M Migrants During Pandemic
English

Ukraine

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Government decision: duration of stay of citizens of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of Ukraine has been extended
Ukrainian
Procedure for issuing temporary residence permits for citizens of the Republic of Belarus in Ukraine simplified
Ukrainian

IOs dealing with Migration

'Everyone can fall victim to human trafficking. Even you.' On international day for the abolition of slavery IOM launches the awareness campaign
English
IOM and partners help Ukraine improve statistics on internal displacement
English
UNHCR social short film depicts the main challenges of displacement over the last 25 years in Ukraine
English
Youth for Change: How Young Refugees and Asylum Seekers Help Communities
English

Migration issues and challenges

'Equality on paper': Ukraine's position in the MIPEX Migrant Integration Index
Ukrainian

Border Management

EUBAM Report in pictures August-November 2020
English
Moving forward with the joint control implementation at Moldova-Ukraine border
English

Trafficking in Human Beings

Number of persons who were formally recognised as victims of human trafficking by the Ministry of Social Policy in 2020 (infographic) - 132
Ukrainian

Internally Displaced Persons

1,459,131 internally displaced persons were registered
Ukrainian

Other

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine supported strengthening of criminal liability for theft or forgery of documents
Ukrainian