The International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM), at a meeting in Lisbon, wishes to state the following:

1. The World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul on 23 and 24 May 2016, represents a major step in recognising the current grave situation in the international community. The commitment of the UN and its Secretary General are a call to action by all (individuals, governments, social organisations etc.) and were welcomed by the IPCM.
   
   
2. The IPCM stresses the need to reaffirm the EU's ethical and political values, the defence of human rights, human dignity, individual freedom and social welfare.
   
   
3. The IPCM believes that the EU is an exceptional process that has been enormously beneficial to its member states, their populations and the rest of the world. Therefore, the current refugee crisis must not serve to question the role of the EU or its existence, but - on the contrary - to strengthen solidarity among all and achieve a common position between all countries.

Lisbon 3 June, 2016

The International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM) has collaborated as an institution within the international working group, "Vocational training. Assessment of the levels of young people's integration into the labour market What results have been achieved for the young unemployed?" held in Amarante (Portugal) from 6 to 8 May, 2016. The seminar was organised by the Associação para a Formação, Investigação e Desenvolvimento Social dos Trabalhadores - FIDESTRA - with funding from the European Union and the European Centre for Workers' Questions (EZA).

From 15 to 17 of April delegates from fifteen countries took part in the EU funded international seminar in Tirana, organised by EZA and MCL, along with the Albanian trade union, SAUATT, as host. This meeting was organised within the framework of the IPCM and was the first of its kind to be held in Albania.

The Albanian Minister for Social Affairs, Bendi Klosi, expressed his thanks for the international presence, underlining the reforms carried out by Albania as a candidate country, and the need to learn about best practices to avoid mistakes. He also defended new legal measures to improve conditions for Albanian migrants in Italy, Greece and other countries.