Enhancing cooperation among the Prague Process states

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2022-01-19

Armenia

EU Cooperation

Council of Europe is ready to discuss with Armenia new program aimed at long-term solution of the problem of displaced person
Russian
Poland Ambassador: Meetings for liberalization of Armenia-EU visa regime continue
Russian
UN and its bodies should have unobstructed access to the people in need: Head of MS
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

9 journalists were awarded in the framework of Suitcase 2021 annual journalism contest on migration
Armenian
Head of Migration Service participated in the steering meeting of EMERGE program
English
Interview with Head of MS on work permit simplification
Armenian

Labour migration

The drain of labour migrants from Armenia poses serious problem
Russian

Azerbaijan

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Event dedicated to December 18 - International Migrants Day held at State Migration Service
English
Meeting of the Working Group on foreigners granted refugee status in Azerbaijan
English
Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan and State Migration Service of Ukraine signed
English
State Migration Service showed the highest results on the
English
Working Group on Reintegration of readmitted migrants had a meeting
English

IOs dealing with Migration

First High Level Official Meeting organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ended in Geneva
English

Mobility

An awareness-raising event held by Shirvan Regional Migration Department
English
Need for foreign manpower increased in Azerbaijan's liberated territories
English
Number of foreigners in Azerbaijan announced
English

Georgia

EU Cooperation

EaP summit declaration: EU acknowledges initiative of associated trio to enhance cooperation with EU
English
EU decries recent appointment of Supreme Court judges in Georgia
English
EU delegation head: 'abolition' of State Inspector's Service 'bears risks' for Georgian democracy
English
The Georgian delegation led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili participates in the 6th Eastern Partnership Summit
English

Other

Gov’t simplifies rules for granting COVID ‘green status’ to foreigners
English
Parliament approves bill to replace State Inspector's Service with two new agencies
English

Kazakhstan

EU Cooperation

EU Project Shares Best Practices in Housing Management with Kazakhstan
English
Regional workshop on the Development Finance Assessment in the framework of the regional platform on Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia
English

State Bodies dealing with Migration

564 employers held liable for the illegal use of foreign labor
Russian
Policemen from Almaty and IOM helped students from Afghanistan
Russian

IOs dealing with Migration

IOM and UNDP, in cooperation with the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan will conduct online roundtable for national and local governments representatives to raise their understanding of the migration, environment and clima
English

NGOs dealing with Migration

Carrying out Information Campaign in Educational Institutions to counter Human Trafficing
Russian

Kyrgyzstan

EU Cooperation

EU adopts new Indicative Programme for Kyrgyzstan
English
EU provides Kyrgyzstan with €19.4 million to support education, digitalization
English
EU urges Kyrgyzstan to investigate technical difficulties on election day
English
Official kick-off meeting of 10th phase of BOMCA programme
English

State Bodies dealing with Migration

74 foreigners detained for illegal migration in Kyrgyzstan in 2021
English
Department for Migration Affairs receives equipment for 1.5 million soms
English
Fingerprint chip cards to be issued to migrant workers in Russia
English

Migration issues and challenges

Sadyr Japarov promises to do everything for return of migrants
English

Border Management

Abdykerim Alimbaev names most difficult issue in border delimitation
English
Border conflict: Sentences of three citizens of Tajikistan commuted
English
Border incident in Maksat village: Details reported
English
Border representatives of two countries meet in Leilek
English
Incident with use of weapons occurs at Kyrgyz-Tajik border'
English
Kyrgyzstan allocates additional 4.5 billion soms for border security
English
President opens new SCNS building, tells about modern threats to Kyrgyzstan
English
The European Union has allocated more than 21 million euros for border security in Central Asia
Russian

Irregular migration

In Kyrgyzstan, 74 foreigners detained for illegal migration in 2021
Russian

Remittances

Migrants transfer $2.2 billion to Kyrgyzstan for 10 months
English

Moldova

EU Cooperation

European partnership to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Moldova and other EaP countries
English
Moldova to receive 150 million euros from European Investment Bank for roads' modernization
English
The European Union has paid Moldova a grant of 60 million euros (1.2 billion lei) to help the population cope with rising gas prices
English

IOs dealing with Migration

EUBAM Advisory Board promotes fully-fledged joint control along the Moldova Ukraine border
English
Frontex renews cooperation plan with Moldova
English

Labour migration

Moldovan authorities continues financial backing of businesses managed by migrant workers
English
Moldovans working in Russia risk being deported if they do not have necessary documents
English

Remittances

PARE 1+1 programme on attraction of remittances to economy extended by another 3 years in Moldova
English
Value of received remittances decreases, while of sent remittances increases
English

Russia

EU Cooperation

Chizhov said that Russia is ready to discuss the issue of migrants with the EU
Russian

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Ban on entry to Russia lifted from 120 thousand citizens of Tajikistan
Russian
Lavrov urged to expand the list of regions for priority resettlement of compatriots
Russian
Putin offered to revoke citizenship for serious crimes
Russian
Russia to continue to focus on human rights, migration problems, says Lavrov
English
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia approved the procedure for providing migrants with a medical examination
Russian
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will issue an identity card of a stateless person in the form of a card with a chip with biometrics
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

26.5 thousand people moved to the Kaliningrad region in 10 months
Russian
Almost 400 migrants were banned from entering Russia for 40 years for various violations
Russian
Almost 670 thousand foreigners have received Russian citizenship since the beginning of the year
Russian
Kaliningradstat: a record number of residents left the region in 2021
Russian
Migration growth in the Kuban in January-September 2021 increased by 37%
Russian
Russia and Greece will promote package tours with trips to both countries
Russian
The court arrested the ex-head of the migration department in the Pushkin district of the Moscow region
Russian

Labour migration

How lockdowns changed the Russian labor market: main trends
Russian
Law on fingerprinting and medical examination of migrants comes into force in Russia
Russian
Migrants in housing and communal services will be replaced by residents of Russian regions
Russian
Phantom migration: Central Bank economists assessed the impact of labor migration on labor markets in Russia
Russian
The flow of labor migration from the EAEU countries to Russia tripled over the year
Russian

Other

In Moscow, a man opened fire at the Multifunctional Center
Russian
The Russians named the most attractive destinations for migrating
Russian

Tajikistan

EU Cooperation

Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia
Tajik
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
Tajik
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan with the OSCE Secretary General
Tajik
Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and Italy
Tajik
Participation in the Second Ministerial Conference
Tajik
Participation of the Deputy Foreign Minister in the thematic meeting of the Budapest Summit

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Russia amnestied 120 thousand Tajik migrants. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan awaits a list of names
Russian

Migration issues and challenges

Forbidden for migrants. What jobs won't Tajiks be hired in different regions of Russia in 2022?
Russian
Illegal labor migrants can be expelled from Russia from January 1
Russian
More than 130 detained migrants from Moscow will be sent to Tajikistan
Russian
New rules of entry for migrants came into force in Russia
Russian

Border Management

Border Troops of Tajikistan: Provocative actions of citizens and border guards of Kyrgyzstan exacerbate the situation
Russian
Japarov: uncoordinated border with Tajikistan threatens the integrity of Kyrgyzstan
Russian
Kyrgyzstan commutes sentence to Tajiks for border conflict: reaction of loved ones
Russian
Shots are firing again on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border. Tajik border guards promise to explain everything today
Russian
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan start joint border patrols
Russian
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan summed up the results of the year on border demarcation
Russian
Talks on Tajik-Kyrgyz border dragged on for several hours
Russian

Labour migration

Hot line for Tajik migrants in Russia
Russian
Ministry of Labor names migration destination popular among Tajiks
Russian
Tajikistan ranked second in the number of labor migrants in Russia
Russian
The sum of transfers of migrants from Russia to Tajikistan is named
Russian

Other

Russia and Tajikistan agreed to fight Afghan terrorists
Russian

Turkmenistan

EU Cooperation

EUSR for Central Asia Ambassador Terhi Hakala visits Ashgabat, holds high level meetings
English
The delegation of Turkmenistan took part at the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the “Italy – Central Asia” Format
Russian
The EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia Ambassador Terhi Hakala met representatives of the civil society in Turkmenistan on the International Human Rights Day
English
The issues of mutually beneficial partnership of Turkmenistan with the European Union were considered
English

IOs dealing with Migration

Delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the meeting of the Ministerial Council of OSCE Participating States
English
Meeting of UNHCR with Representatives of Central Asia
English
Meeting on Advance Passenger Information System
English
Preparatory meeting for the 1st Summit of High-Level Representatives under the General Refugee Agreement
English
Seminar on preventing the spread of acute respiratory diseases for the employees of law enforcement agencies and airports
English
UNRCCA Convened Eleventh Annual Deputy Foreign Ministers Meeting of Central Asian states in Dushanbe
English

Border Management

New Port Control Units in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan receive first training under Container Control Programme
English
Training course for Central Asian officials on cross-border cooperation held in Istanbul
English
UNODC enhances knowledge of the competent authorities of Turkmenistan on new psychoactive substances
English
UNODC Executive Director attends a roundtable meeting of representatives of Central Asian Border Services
English
UNODC Launches Its 2022-2025 Programme for Central Asia
English

Other

Ashgabat hosted the 15th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit
English

Ukraine

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Border guards of Ukraine and Lithuania exchanged experience in cynology
English
Ministry of Internal Affairs: Ukraine has received observer status in AQUAPOL
English
Serhii Deineko and Erhan Gulveren discuss steps of cooperation between the Ministries of Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey
English
The State Migration Services of Ukraine and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the migration sphere
Ukrainian

IOs dealing with Migration

KFW and IOM helping Ukrainian businesses to get back on their feet amid the pandemic
English
UNHCR’s new protection monitoring tool helps inform humanitarian and development programmes in eastern Ukraine
English

Migration issues and challenges

Britain to help Ukraine combat illegal migration
English
COVID-19 pushed Ukrainians to accept risky job offers
English
Migration governance in Ukraine: key achievements and gaps identified with IOM support
English
Study on coverage of migration and migrants in the Ukrainian media
English
Ukraine stands in solidarity with Poland, Lithuania in assessing migration crisis on Belarus border - Zelensky
English

Border Management

EUBAM Advisory Board promotes fully-fledged joint control along the Moldova Ukraine border
English
Preventing migration crisis: Ukrainian border guards hold drill near Belarus border
English
Ukraine and Estonia discussed cooperation in border protection
English
Ukraine and Estonia discussed cooperation in border protection
English

Mobility

Ukraine, Seychelles ink visa-free travel deal
English

Citizenship

Cabinet to negotiate with each country separately after adoption of law on multiple citizenship
English
The Verkhovna Rada passed a law to facilitate the granting of citizenship to foreigners defending Ukraine
Ukrainian
Zelensky submits bill on multiple citizenship to parliament
English

Uzbekistan

EU Cooperation

Abdulaziz Kamilov receives the EU Special Representative for Central Asia
English

State Bodies dealing with Migration

Uzbek authorities plan to open new consulates in Russia
English
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan discuss promising areas of cooperation in the field of labor migration
English

IOs dealing with Migration

Abdulaziz Kamilov takes part in the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting
English
EU-UN Support to the States in Central Asia for their citizens returned from conflict zones, primarily Syria and Iraq
English
Joint Board meeting of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations and the UNDP projects 'Promoting youth employment in Uzbekistan" and "Adapting population skills to the post-pandemic economy in Fergana Valley'
English
Practical seminar 'The future of the labour sphere: new approaches in the activities of employment services and digital transformation of the labour market'
English
UNHCR sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through Termez in Uzbekistan
English

Border Management

A joint meeting of the Uzbek-Kazakh demarcation commission held
English

Other

A solemn ceremony of handing over humanitarian aid to Afghanistan takes place
English
Kamilov: The slightest threat should never again come from the territory of Afghanistan
English
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan consider the current state of bilateral relations
English