The Mediterranean Migration & Asylum Policy Hub (MedMA) of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) celebrates its inauguration with a key discussion event on Greece’s migration and asylum policy. This timely discussion is inspired by the political agreement for the new Pact on Migration and Asylum. The event will take place on Tuesday 26 March, 17:30 to 20:30 and will be broadcast live in this page, with simultaneous translation from Greek to English.
This event will feature politicians who have played a pivotal role in managing the arrival and integration of migrant and refugee populations during critical moments in Greece. The detailed program follows below.
Program
Introductory Remarks
Spyridon Flogaitis, Director of the European Public Law Organization
Markos Karavias, Director of the Mediterranean Migration & Asylum Policy Hub
Address
Dimitris Kairidis, Minister of Migration and Asylum Migration Policy at National and European Level
Migration Policy at National and European level
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, former President of the Hellenic Republic, Academic
Louka Katseli, Professor Emerita of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, former Minister of Labour & Social Security
Yannis Mouzalas, Doctor, former Minister of Migration Policy Management of Mixed Migration Flows in Times of Multiple Crises
Management of mixed migration flows in times of multiple crises
Dimitris Avramopoulos, former Commissioner of the European Union, former Minister of the Hellenic Government, Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Dimitris Vitsas, former Alternate Minister of National Defense & former Minister of Migration Policy
Notis Mitarachi, Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chios, former Minister of Citizen Protection & former Minister of Migration and Asylum
Christos Papoutsis, former Commissioner of the European Union, former Minister of the Greek Government, former Member of the Board of the World Bank Group.
Coordinated by the Journalist Yannis Politis.
