Memo: Joint Meeting of Employment and Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, 6 December 2007, Brussels

At the initiative of the Portuguese Presidency, a joint meeting of Employment and Justice and Home Affairs will take place on 6 December to hold a policy debate on "Migration, Employment and the Lisbon Strategy". The Commission will be represented by Vice-President Franco Frattini and Commissioner Vladimir Špidla. The debate will focus on the contribution of migration to the Lisbon Strategy and the issue of illegal employment of migrants. Ministers are expected to provide policy guidance and orientations on the holistic approach to migration management in the light of recently proposed directives on employer sanctions, highly skilled migrants and migrant rights, in view of the December European Council.