Conference on the links between Europeans living abroad and their countries of origin

The Hon Jose' Herrera, MP and the Hon Michael Bonnici, MP will be attending the Conference on the links between Europeans living abroad and their countries of origin to be held in Paris on the 10-11 June 1997.

The Conference will be opened by Mr Rene' Monory, President of the French Senate, and by Mrs Manuela Aguiar, Chairperson of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Amongst the subjects to be discussed during the Conference, are:-

- legal foundations of expatriates' relations with their countries of origin;

- maintaining and developing cultural and linguistic ties between European expatriates and their countries of origin;

- social protection and tax situation of European expatriates; and

- political and institutional representation of Europeans abroad.