The European Migration Forum – the civil society dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – will meet for the third time on 2nd and 3rd of March 2017 at the EESC's headquarters.
The topic of the 3rd European Migration Forum was chosen following consultations with civil society representatives and it addresses the key issue of ACCESS: migrants' access to Europe, to rights and to services. In a nutshell, the meeting will include a discussion on safe legal alternatives to the perilous journeys migrants undertake, as well as a reflection on the way migrants can access services upon their arrival, together with the rights to which they are entitled to, and how to ensure continuation of such provisions to facilitate their integration process. Moreover, an underlining theme will be that of communication and the media – changing the current narrative on migration, with a view to explore how public discourse can influence public perceptions on migration and integration of migrants in receiving communities.