On July 19, 2012 from 10.00 untill 12.00 a.m. in the Information agency "Ukrinform " Europe Without Barriers will be helding the presentation og research on «Ukraine-Spain migration nexus: benefits and risks in the context of visa liberalisation between the EU and Ukraine»,l carried out by experts of Europe without barriers in cooperation with Barcelona Center for International Affairs (CIDOB).
The research on «Ukraine-Spain migration nexus: benefits and risks in the context of visa liberalisation between the EU and Ukraine» has been carried out by experts from “Europe without Barriers” in cooperation with Barcelona Center for International Affairs (Spain) in 2011-2012. A broad range of experts combined their attempts to provide competent perception of Ukrainian contribution on the Europe’s migration map.
Ukraine, according to research in the sphere of migration is a major labor “sending-country”, entering the world top ten on numbers of peoples, wanting to go abroad for job. Among other European countries which are attractive for Ukrainian migrants is also Spain.
Traditional views of Ukrainian labor migrants in Europe as “zarobitchanyn” which are deeply rooted in 90’s still contains stereotypes of deprived of rights and indigent Ukrainians dreaming to move somewhere outside of country in order to find whatever job is available for any amount of money. The proposed research ambiguously indicates that the realities has changed over the years and continue to change.
Issues scheduled for discussions:
– Ukraine-Spain migration interaction
– Perception’s Myths and stereotypes of Ukrainians by Spanish people and vice versa
– Social and status composition, role and image of Ukrainian migrants in Spain
– Dominant life, professional, social and cultural values of migrants from Ukraine, their future plans
– The role and place of the Ukrainian community in social and economic life of Spain, political and social elites attitude regarding the level of danger in the field of public and security order;
– Spain’s policy on external migration, the dynamics of its migration profile and labor market
– The ways of shaping a positive image of the Ukrainian community as an integral part of Spanish and broader European society.
The event will be attended by the experts of EWB and Barcelona Center for International Affairs, conducted this research; representatives from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, State Migration Service, Internation Organisation for Migration, other experts, civil society activists and representatives of Mass Media.
Address: Kyiv, 8 / 16 B. Khmelnytskogo str. Information Aegncy "Ukrinform".
Contacts : tel: (044) 238-68-43; iryna_sushko@ukr.net. ; maryana.kuzio@gmail.com.
