EUWEB would like to share its appreciation to the promoters of the “EU Values, Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue: Enhancing the debate” – Session 3, “Democracy and European Citizenship in the EU” – Jean Monnet Project EUVadis. The event was particularly insightful on how the EU Citizen relate to the often recalled “lack of democracy” and the upcoming challenges of AIs.
A special thanks goes to Ioannis Papadopoulos (Chair), Associate Professor, Department of International and European Studies, Director of the Center for Research on Democracy and Law, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki (Greece); and Jan Klejssen, Director of Information society and Action against Crime of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). #EU #euweb #euvadis

 

On Thursday 15 April 2021, starting at 2:30 P.M., on the “Microsoft Teams” platform, the Lecture of the Jean Monnet EUWEB Module, dedicated to “Crimmigration” and Migrants’ Rights took place. The lecture started with an introduction by Prof. Teresa Russo and Prof. Anna Oriolo (International and EU Law Trends in the Criminalization of Irregular Migration). Later, a first Panel entitled “Crimmigration and National Law”, hosted the relations by Prof. Luigi Foffani (“Crimmigration”: Immigration and Criminal Law in the Italian Experience), Prof. Antonino Sessa (Criminalizing of Illegal Migration and Symbolic Criminal Policies: Criminal Law and the Business of Fear) and Simona Libera Scocozza (Crime of Clandestinity: Introduction, Evolution and Practical Developments). The second panel, entitled “Crimmigration, Human Rights and EU Policies”, showcased the relations by Prof. Maja Savic-Bojanic (Migrations and Human Trafficking: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina), Prof. Marco Borraccetti (Leaving Protection Seekers Outside: The Border Procedure in the EU Legal Order) and Prof. Alessandro Tomaselli (Some Food for Thought on Migrants’ Rights and EU Policies). Conclusively, the final debate ended the lecture.

On Friday 19 March 2021, starting at 2.30 pm, on the “Microsoft Teams” platform, as part of the activities of the “EUWEB” Jean Monnet Module, the Conference on “EU Borders, Migratory Routes and Internal–External Security in Times of Health Crisis” took place. After the Introductory Session of the Key Teachers, Profs. Gaspare Dalia and Anna Oriolo, and of the Module Leader, Prof. Teresa Russo, (Some Critical Issues on Pandemic Crisis Management and Security Needs in International and EU Law) two separate sessions followed. The first session (EU Borders, Migration Routes and Security, hrs. 3.30 p.m.) was animated by the speeches of Prof. Cosimo Risi (The Southern Border of the European Union), Dr. Oliviero Forti (The ETM Mechanism in the Framework of the Borders Externalization Process), and Prof. Stefano Montaldo (The Internal Borders of the Schengen Area in Times of Pandemic. From an (Alleged) Existential Crisis to a Brighter Future?). The second session (Sanitary Crisis, Health and Security, hrs. 5:00 p.m.) saw the speeches of Dr. Luigi Migliorini and Santino Severoni (WHO’s Reading on the Characteristics of the Current Pandemic and the Impact on the Migrants’ Health at Global Level), Prof. Enkeileint Mechili (Is the Health Status of Refugees/Migrants Deteriorating during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Continuous Crisis) and Prof. Olga Koshevaliska (The Impact of COVID-19 on North Macedonia Policy for Migration and Asylum. The Story Behind the Scenes). After the open debate, the conference was closed by the reflections of Prof. Massimo Panebianco.

 

On Friday 12 March 2021, starting at 2.30 pm, on the “Microsoft Teams” platform, the third training course of the Jean Monnet EUWEB Module dedicated to the New European Pact on Immigration and Asylum and the reform of the Dublin Regulation took place. The Lecture was opened by the introduction of Profs. Gaspare Dalia and Anna Oriolo and was followed by the speeches of Prof. Teresa Russo (Current Challenges of EU Immigration Policy: Are There Any Answers in the Pact?), of Dr. Laura Ferrara (The European Pact on Migration and Asylum: A New Opportunity to deadlock the Management of Migratory Flows?) and of Prof. Francesco Cherubini (Solidarity Mechanisms Within the CEAS: Unfair Past, Conflicting Present, Uncertain Future). Later, Dr. Zaneta Poposka (Right to Asylum in the Western Balkans: A Comparative Analysis of National Rules) and Dr. Mersiha Smailovikj (Access to Asylum along the Balkan Route: A Practice-Based Approach) addressed the analysis of the right of asylum in the Western Balkans countries. The final debate concluded the works of the course.

We’d like to thank our guest speakers of today’s lecture, which concerned The New Pact on Migration and Asylum and the Reform of the Dublin Regulation. We very much appreciated their relations!