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Explore the effects of Schengen Treaty implementation on migration and labour in Slovakia within the context of EU integration. This comprehensive study covers national migration policies, socio-economic impacts of Schengen, and analytical insights from various think-tanks and field studies, including the Kaliningrad case. Gain a comparative assessment of migration frameworks, administrative procedures, and human rights considerations. Delve into barriers to labour mobility such as wage bargaining practices and social assistance structures. Understand the connections between EU integration, labour mobility, trade, and foreign direct investment. What value-added changes can be expected in the future?
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Martin Sirák (CED/SGI) Migration and Labour Mobility in the Slovak Republic: the EU Integration Context February 21, 2003 Bratislava
OSI PPCI Project • Impact of Implementation of Schengen Treaty in the CEE Region • 9 think-tanks (coord. by IPA, Warsaw) • incl. Estonia, Bulgaria/Macedonia • February 2002 – February 2003 • Country reports • Presentation in Brussels (Spring 2003)
Country Reports • 3 separate studies: • National migration situation and policy • Schengen: Local socio-Economic impact • Schengen: Political and administrative aspects • Field study component, eg. interviews on the Poland-Ukraine border • Kaliningrad: case study
Analytical Focus • Impact of Schengen on: • Current EU/Schengen countries vs. Current CCs • CCs vs. Non-candidates/non-EU states • CCs/new member states vs. CCs/new member states • EU as “an Area of Freedom, Justice and Security“ (very broad focus!)
National Migration Policy: Criteria • Comparative assessment based on: • Legal Framework • Technical Capacity • Administrative Procedure • Social Integration Capacity • Human Rights • Findings and Recommendations (?)
Labour Market and Mobility in Slovakia • OECD Economic Survey (2002) – barriers to labour mobility: • Practice of highly-centralized wage bargaining • Housing market inefficiencies • Generous social assistance which does not adjust for regional differences in costs of living
Labour Migration and Mobility • “Four freedoms“ acquis (Chpts 1 – 4) • JHA acquis (Chpt 24) – Visa and asylum policies, Schengen Information System • EU integration: increased mobility of labour and capital, interdependencies btw trade, FDI and labour migration (?) • What will be the value-added?