ICMPD Silk Routes

🌙 Eid Mubarak 🌙 ICMPD Silk Routes extends its warmest wishes to all those celebrating Eid Al-Fitr.

#InFocus 🌍 The European Legal Gateway Office in India was launched in New Delhi to facilitate the mobility of Indian ICT professionals, students, and researchers to the EU. 🤝Indian Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar and European Commission Executive Vice-President @HennaVirkkunen led the launch, with ICMPD Director General Susanne Raab. 🤝ICMPD supports the EU in implementing this key initiative, strengthening India-EU cooperation, and enabling economic benefits for both. 🔗 Learn more at: icmpd.org/news/eu-opens-… @EU_in_India @EU_Commission @EUAmbIndia @MEAIndia @BudapestProcess

🌙 Ramadan Mubarak 🌙 from ICMPD Silk Routes to all who observe.

The European Legal Gateway Office launched today will serve as an enabler and a trusted interface, one that enables access to India’s skilled talent and strengthening partner economies. A significant outcome of the 16th India - European Union Summit. 🇮🇳 🇪🇺

❗️Official Launch today by EVP @HennaVirkkunen and EAM @DrSJaishankar of the 🇪🇺 Legal Gateway office in 🇮🇳 which will be a market place for mobility of talents & skilled workers, with a focus on ICT. Will connect our labour markets & business 🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳 in action!👇See press release

Speaking at the launch of the European Legal Gateway Office in India. 🇮🇳 🇪🇺 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🔴 LIVE today: Launch of the European Legal Gateway Office in India 🇪🇺🇮🇳 📅 18 February 2026 | 12:30 CET ▶️Watch here: youtube.com/live/iF19fsev4…

🎬 20+ Years of Türkiye's Chairmanship of the Budapest Process For over two decades, Türkiye has served as Chair of the Budapest Process, ensuring stability and growth in one of the longest-standing migration dialogues. ▶️youtube.com/watch?v=n-JKMq…

📢 Explore new job opportunities within the framework of the project European Legal Gateway Office Pilot in India under ICMPD’s MDC Directorate, Silk Routes Region. 📍Project Management Assistant, New Delhi, India Closing date: 01/03/2026 careers.icmpd.org/Home/JobOpenin…

Looking back to the Budapest Process #37thSOM ⏩In November, senior officials from 39 states gathered in Istanbul for the #SeniorOfficialsMeeting, chaired by Türkiye and co-chaired by Hungary. 🎥 Watch the highlights and hear from key partners! youtube.com/watch?v=wQ1TNv…

23/1/26: The Job Advertisements & Cyber Activity As A Facilitator Of Irregular Migration & Trafficking In Human Beings project, funded by 🇳🇴, held its 2nd National Project Steering Committee Meeting in 🇵🇰, in collaboration with @FIA_Agency Read more: shorturl.at/Ocxhq

FIA participated in the 2nd National Project Steering Committee Meeting of the “Preventing Fraudulent Job Advertisements and Cyber Activity (FJA-PAK)” project in Islamabad.

Through the Sustainable Reintegration of Returnees&Improved Migration Management in Pakistan project, @ICMPD & established @mrc_pak begun its collaboration with WELDO, an organisation providing return, reintegration&resettlement services in 🇵🇰. Read more: shorturl.at/CgG5Y

An🇪🇺Delegation visited the Airport Reception Desk in Lahore, established under the🇪🇺funded Sustainable Reintegration of Returnees and Improved Migration Management in Pakistan project, to observe operational procedures & provision of assistance & referrals shorturl.at/jExnM

#ICMPDAroundTheGlobe 🤝 Director General Susanne Raab met with HE Minister of Interior of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Mr Rebar Ahmad, to sign a Cooperation Agreement with the Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC-KRG). 📌 The cooperation will focus on enhancing the reach and impact of MRC operations, expanding capacity-building initiatives, and exploring legal pathways for labour migration. 🔗 Learn more at: icmpd.org/news/icmpd-and… @BudapestProcess @JccKrg @Kurdistan

❄️ Warm seasonal greetings and best wishes for the New Year ❄️

#NationalCERT actively participated in a three-day basic-level Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Training. Organized by the ICMPD, the workshop brought together key national institutions, including FIA, NCCIA, PTA, and ICMPD.

Officials from 39 countries met in Istanbul for the 37th #BudapestProcess Senior Officials Meeting. Delegates agreed to strengthen cooperation on return & reintegration, legal pathways and law enforcement coordination under the Call for Action 2025–2030. lnkd.in/dtxaU-iH

#InFocus 🌍 Officials from 39 Budapest Process countries and 12 organisations gathered in Istanbul on 26–27 November for the 37th Senior Officials Meeting. 🤝This edition called for prioritising return and reintegration, legal pathways, and stronger law-enforcement cooperation. 🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/officials… @BudapestProcess

#InFocus 🌍 ICMPD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Bangladesh to deepen cooperation in border management, promote regular migration, prevent irregular migration, and combat human trafficking. 🔗 Read more at: icmpd.org/news/icmpd-and… @BudapestProcess