Press Release: Euro-Africa Conference on Migration and Development: the EU and West, Central and North African countries expected to agree concrete cooperation

On 10 and 11 July 2006, EU Member States and countries from West, Central and North Africa will meet in Rabat to discuss concrete ways to ensure migration flows are effectively managed and that migration positively contributes to the development process of countries of origin, transit and destination. The Conference should be seen in the context of the comprehensive approach the European Union is developing that aims at better managing migration by working in partnership with third countries and international organisations and bringing together the various policy areas that are relevant to migration policy, including good governance, human rights and development policies.