LAB 13: A call for effective and just migration policies in Europe

19 November 2015 - 14.00-15.30 - Room 11, Palais de l'Europe, Interpretation: FR/EN - Sponsored by the Council of Europe Schools of Political Studies

As more people than ever are attempting to escape political violence, oppression, destitution and environmental changes in their countries, Europe faces major asylum and migration policy challenges, but lacks an explicit framework guaranteeing protection and addressing the fears stemming from growing ethnic and cultural diversity.

Initiative 1

Exploring effective and just migration policies

Against this background and the refugee crisis unfolding in Europe since the summer of 2015, the lab will explore migration processes and political options at hand for introducing effective and just migration policies and for linking their implementation to human rights and the rule of law, and to the future of Europe. It will also present specific initiatives for refugees in transit and destination countries and a perspective from Northern Africa.

Presenter(s)

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Ms Denitsa BOEVA, Bulgaria, Alumna of the Bulgarian School of Political Studies

Denitsa Boeva is Project Management Expert for an electricity company in Bulgaria. Beforehand, she served for seven years as Chief Expert with the National Commission for Combating Trafficking of Human Beings. Denitsa is an alumna of the Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” (class 2015) and of the Summer Academy 2015 of Alumni of the Bulgarian, Tunisian and Moroccan Schools of Political Studies on ‘Culture and Security’.

Discussants

Discussants are invited to take part in the Labs in order to share their experience with the presented democratic initiatives and try to bring broader perspectives to the following discussions.

Mr Ahmed DRISS, Tunisia, Director, Tunisian School of Politics

Ahmed Driss has been a professor of Law at the Faculties of Law and Economic Sciences and Management at Tunis University since 1998. As of 2000, he has been a member of the Governing Council of the Académie internationale de droit constitutionnel of Tunisia and, since 2005, President-Director of the Centre for Mediterranean and International Studies (CEMI) in Tunis. From 2012, he is the Director of the Tunisian School of Politics which forms part of the network of 21 Schools of Political Studies under the auspices of the Council of Europe.

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Moderator

Ms Irina ALEXIEVA, Director, Bulgarian School of Politics

Irina Alexieva is Executive Director of the Bulgarian School of Politics "Dimitry Panitza", as well as a Member of the Board of the Bulgarian Civil Society House and of the Scientific Committee of the World Forum for Democracy. She is a well-known business journalist, having interviewed some of the most influential global leaders. Irina Alexieva has been involved in both TV and radio productions and is an author of several documentaries. She has a PhD in Public Communications and Information Studies.

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Cartoonist

Mr Aurélien CANTOU