In the framework of the COMET project, Fons Català de Cooperació al Desenvolupament organizes five online training sessions dedicated to the design and implementation of safe routes for people in need of international protection with a municipalist perspective. All sessions will be in Spanish and English with the option of simultaneous translation.

The fifth session will take place on 02/12/2024, from 10:00 to 11:30, dedicated to the importance of municipal technical cooperation as a tool to improve reception through safe pathways. We will count on the participation of the mayor of Medina de Rioseco, Spain, where the complementary labour mobility pathway for people in need of international protection has been implemented, and we will share lessons learned from other municipal experiences in Europe within the framework of the COMET project. This last session will include a space for reflection on practical tools to facilitate municipal technical cooperation, where challenges and opportunities will be discussed.

AGENDA:
10:00 Welcome
10:10 Municipal participation in complementary pathways for labour mobility
  • Mr. David Esteban, Mayor, Medina de Rioseco City Council
10:30 Lessons learned from municipal experiences in the COMET project
  • Aleksandra Semeriak, COMET Project, Fons Català de Cooperació al Desenvolupament
10:40 Good practices for municipal cooperation in the European context
  • Mohammed Mustafa, EU Project Manager – Migration Hub, ALDA* – European Association for Local Democracy
10:55 Practical tools to facilitate municipal technical cooperation
  • Marta Anglès, Desk officer for European Projects, Fons Català de Cooperació al Desenvolupament
11:05 Q&A
11:25 Closing remarks
Register through the following link.

 

*Program is subject to changes.

The complete program can be consulted through the website of Fons Català. The aim of the sessions is to raise awareness of the importance of guaranteeing the right to international protection and to promote the active involvement of city councils and other local agents in the creation of this type of project. In addition, the aim is to create a space for the exchange of good practices and collective reflection on shared challenges and opportunities, while promoting opportunities for training and improving processes and resources, encouraging collaboration between various levels governments, NGOs, civil society, the private sector and communities with lived experience of forced displacement.