Invitation EMN Event on Migration and Social Security
The main findings of the corresponding EMN study on migrant access to social security in Belgium and of the European synthesis report on migrant access to social security in the EU will be presented. EMN will also welcome well-known experts in the field of migration and social security.
Programme
13:30: Registration and coffee
14:00 – 14:10: Opening session
14:10 – 14:40: Presentation of the EMN-study «Migrant access to social security in Belgium» by the authors Ninke Mussche and Vincent Corluy (University of Antwerp)
14:40 – 14:55: EMN-synthesis report «Migrant access to social security in the EU» by Veronika Minkova (GHK – ICF – EMN Service Provider)
14:55 – 15:10: Questions and discussion
15:10 – 15:35: Coffee break
15:35 – 16:00: Alan Barrett (Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland): «Immigrants and welfare receipt in Europe, 2007 and 2011»
16:00 – 16:25: Thomas Liebig (OECD): «The fiscal impact of immigration in OECD-countries»
16:25 – 16:45: Line De Witte (KUL – University of Leuven): « Poverty and pension protection among elderly immigrants in Belgium”
16:45 – 17:15: Questions and concluding remarks
17:15 – 18:00: Drink
When
On Thursday 9 October 2014
From 2 p.m. to 5.15 p.m.
Languages
Translation available in Dutch, French and English
Where
Residence Palace, Polak Room
Rue de la Loi, 155
1040 Brussels (near Schuman)
Registration
Participation is free, but registration before Monday 6 October 2014 is mandatory.
To register, please contact EMN Belgium coordinator Benedikt Vulsteke by sending an e-mail with your name, organization and function to Benedikt.Vulsteke@ibz.fgov.be or by giving a call on +32(2) 793.92.30.