Webinar: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: International Partnerships in light of the UN GCR

This ASILE project Webinar will examine the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, paying particular attention to the Pact’s proposals on international migration partnerships, global solidarity and equitable responsibility sharing with third countries. It will assess the lessons learned and ways forward of EU migration partnerships. The Webinar will cover the EU’s commitment to support refugee hosting countries. It will explore the EU’s role in ensuring access to asylum, and facilitating complementary protection instruments like resettlement, humanitarian visas and community/private sponsorships in light of the UN Global Compact on Refugees (GCR).

Keynote speaker: Ylva Johansson, Commissioner for Home Affairs

Discussants:

Sophie In’t Veld, MEP, Renew Europe Group
Damian Boeselager, MEP, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
Sophie Magennis, Head of Policy and Legal Support, UNHCR Regional Representation for EU Affairs
Andrew Geddes, Professor, Director, Migration Policy Centre, EUI

Chair: Sergio Carrera (CEPS and EUI, ASILE Project Coordinator).