New Pact on Migration and Asylum: debate with member states, EU bodies and NGOs
MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee will assess on Thursday the latest legislative proposals aimed at reshuffling the EU’s migration and asylum policies.
Improving the procedures and reaching an agreement on the principles for a fair sharing of responsibility and solidarity among member states are some of the main purposes of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, tabled by the European Commission in September 2020,
The hearing, which will be divided into two sessions, will be the opportunity for MEPs to hear from representatives of member states, the European Commission and EU agencies as well as experts and civil society on the Commission's proposals in preparation of the upcoming positions of the Parliament on these files.
The hearing will be hosted by the EP’s rapporteurs on the New Pact : Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE)rapporteur for Migration and Asylum Management Regulation, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES) rapporteur for Crisis and force majeure Regulation, Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE) Rapporteur for Screening Regulation and Fabienne KELLER (Re, FR) , rapporteur for the Amended Asylum Procedure Regulation.
Opening addresses by
- Mr Eduardo CABRITA, Minister of Home Affairs, Portuguese Presidency,
- Ms Ylva JOHANSSON, Commissioner Home Affairs,
- Ms Anila NOOR, Member of the Steering Committee, Global Refugee-led Network.
First session: the Solidarity Mechanisms
- Mr Notis MITARACHI, Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum,
- Mr Stephan MAYER, Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community,
- Mr Nello MUSUMECI, President of the Sicilian Region,
- Ms Catherine WOOLLARD, Secretary General European Council on Refugees and Exiles.
- Mr Filippo GRANDI, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Second session: Procedures at the Borders
- Ms Sylvie HOUSPIC, Prefect, Director of immigration, Ministry of the Interior, France,
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Stephanie BASON, Director Policy Development and Programme Implementation, Ministry the Home Affairs, National Security and law Enforcement, Malta,
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Ms Nina GREGORI, Executive Director of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO),
- Mr Minos MOUZOURAKIS, Refugee Support Aegean.
When: Thursday 27 May 2021, 9.00 – 12.00 (first session) and 13.45 – 15.45 (second session)
Where: European Parliament in Brussels, ANTALL 4Q2 and by videoconference
You can watch the hearing live. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, journalists are strongly advised to follow it online.
Contacts:
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Polona TEDESKO
Press Officer