19-20
March 2009 in
Uzhgorod,there was a
regional seminar on «Migration on new eastern border of the European Union»
organized by the State Committee on Nationalities and Religions and NGO «AWO Haymantgarden»
(Germany),
with financial support of the EU. The seminar discussed the problems of
resistance to transit illegal migration of foreigners and the protection of
refugees and asylum seekers at the new eastern border with the EU. Participants
in the seminar were representatives of public authorities and NGOs from Germany and Ukraine. The representative of the
Charitable Foundation «Карітас-Caritas»
Mukachevo Greek Catholic diocese also took part and presented the activities in
migration sphere. Also during the seminar were discussed the problems of labour
migration and illegal migration. Documents from seminar will be published in a
book.