European Conference “EU Legislation after the Pact on Migration & Asylum”

The Pact on Migration & Asylum represents a new legislative package adopted on 14 May 2024 made of 485 pages of the Official Journal of the EU! Due to its importance and complexity, the Odysseus Network offers the possibility to better understand these complex rules at the occasion of a European Conference where an in-depth legal analysis of their content will be provided.

PROGRAM

Thursday 27 october

Welcome from 8:00

8:45 OPENING SPEECH 

9:00 SESSION 1: UNPACKING THE PACT 

Chair: Jean-Louis De Brouwer, Director for European Affairs Program, Egmont Institute

1. From European Legislation to Implementation by Prof. Philippe De Bruycker, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
2. Towards Multi-level Coordination by Prof. Daniel Thym, University of Konstanz, Germany
3. Funding the Implementation of the Pact by Ass. Prof. Lilian Tsourdi, Maastricht University, Netherlands
4. Comments by a Representative of DG Home, European Commission
5. Comments by Georg Luke, Head of Unit for European Migration Affairs, Federal Ministry of the Interior of Austria

10:00 Discussion with the audience

10:45 Coffee break

11:30 SESSION 2: RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS SOLIDARITY

Chair: Prof. Paula Garcia Andrade, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

1. Dublin Never Dies! No-reform and Adjustments by Constantin Hruschka, Max Planck Institute for Social Law & Policy, Germany
2. Comments by a Representative from one Member State
3. Solidarity mechanism: Well-ordered or Bazaar? by Prof. Francesco Maiani, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
4. Comments by Prof. Gregor Noll, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
5. Comments by Grigoris Delavekouras, Head of Justice & Home Affairs Unit, Permanent Representation of Greece to the EU

12:30 Discussion with the audience

13:00 Lunch break

14:00 SESSION 3: AT THE BORDER 

Chair: Prof. Ulrike Brandl, University of Salzburg, Austria

1. Screening: Simply Identifying?! by Prof. Lyra Jakulevičienė, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
2. Fiction of non-entry and Detention by Prof. Galina Cornelisse, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,Netherlands
3. Linking Asylum and Return Decisions by Ass. Prof. Madalina Moraru, University of Bologna, Italy
4. Derogations under Exceptional Circumstances: force majeure, crisis and instrumentalisation by Ass. Prof. Prof. Meltem Ineli Ciger, Suleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
5. Comments by a Representative of the European Council of Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

15:00 Discussion with the audience

15:45 Coffee break

16:15 SESSION 4: RULES FOR REFUGEES 

Chair: Prof. Achilles Skordas, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public and International Law, Germany

1. Better or No Reception Conditions with the New Directive? by Prof. Ségolène Barbou des Places, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
2. Comments by a Representative from one Member State 3.Regulating Qualification by Prof. Boldiszar Nagy (Hungary), Central European University, Austria
3. Identifying and Protecting Vulnerables by Dr. Catherine Warin, European Institute of Public Administration, Luxemburg & Dr. Valeria Ilareva, Lawyer, Foundation for Access to Rights, Bulgaria
4. Comments by Prof. Steve Peers, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

17:15 Discussion with the audience

18:00 End of day

Friday 18 October

Welcome from 8:00

08:45 SESSION 5: ASYLUM PROCEDURES 

Chair: Prof. Jean Yves Carlier, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

1. Towards a common type of procedure? by Prof. Jens Vedsted-Hansen, Aarhus University, Denmark
2. Human Rights and Due Process Guarantees in the new EU Asylum Procedures by Prof. Vincent Chetail, Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
3. From Legal Aid to Legal Counseling by Prof. Barbara Mykolajczyk, University of Silesia, Poland
4. Comments by a Member of the Court of Justice of the EU 5.Comments by Fabiane Baxewanos, Legal Officer, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR), Representation for EU Affairs

10:15 Discussion with the audience

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 SESSION 6: TOOLS FOR CONTROL 

Chair: Prof. Alessia Di Pascale, University of Milan, Italy

1. Eurodac Generation 3: Better Controlling Irregular Migration by Ass. Prof. Niovi Vavoula, University of Luxembourg
2. Human Rights Monitoring: effective or window dressing? by Prof. Iris Goldner Lang, University of Zagreb, Croatia
3. Comments by Grigoris Tsioukas, Deputy Fundamental Rights Officer, Frontex
4. Comments by Dr Tamas Molnar, Legal Research Officer, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

12:15 Discussion with the audience

End around 13:00