On 5-6 March there will be a conference on “Policy and impact – Effective policies supporting transnational families” that will be held in Budapest, Hungary.
The main meeting will be a 2-day conference / working group meeting bringing together around 50 TraFaDy members of different working groups drawing conclusions regarding the political outcome of the work having been carried out in the working groups so far. The discussion of effective policies that support transnational families will be the main focus, policy papers around different thematics related to transnational family dynamics will be drafted or finalised. One major topic will be the family reunification.
Attached to the conference, there will be a Core Group meeting on 4 March.
Agenda:
Thursday, 05 March 2026
08.30 – 09.00 Arrival
09.00 – 09.15 Welcome
09.15 – 09.45 Presentation on MIXED Momentum (Lendület)
09.45 – 10.30 Overview WG6 activities and EU policy developments on TNF
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 13.00 Family Reunification and Transnational Families
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.30 Parallel discussion on policy related outcomes in the Working Groups
Friday, 06 March 2026
08.30 – 09.00 Arrival
09.00 – 11.15 Parallel discussion on policy related outcomes in the Working Groups
11.15 – 11.45 Coffee Break
11.45 – 13.00 The role of remittances in the life of Transnational Families
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.30 Transnational Families in the case of 24h Care Workers
14.30 – 15.30 Legal and political reforms for supporting Transnational Families in Europe
15.30 – 16.00 Policy outcomes of Working Groups / Conclusion / next steps