Temporary Protection for People Fleeing the War in Ukraine
ASILE, PROTECT & VULNER projects joint forces in a webinar on May 5, 2022 from 09:00 - 16:00 (CET) to discuss the EU responses to people fleeing the war in Ukraine, including the implementation challenges and the way forward for the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
Researchers and external collaborators of the three sister H2020 projects discussed the EU responses to people fleeing the war in Ukraine, including the implementation challenges and the way forward for the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
A first panel examined the current refugee inflows into the EU from Ukraine, how the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) aimed to address it, the efficiency of the TPD in safeguarding fundamental rights on the ground, and other implementation issues that have arisen (or are likely to arise).
A second panel discussed the experiences of some non-EU countries in dealing with temporary protection and large-scale displacement of refugees. The discussions aimed at transferring knowledge on alternative solutions to the current protection challenges.
Watch the recording of both panels of the morning session below:
A third panel will explore historical instances of mass displacement into today’s EU territory, how they were addressed, and what lessons can be learned from these past events and the current events for the CEAS future.
A recording of the third panel can be viewed below:
This webinar was jointly organized by Sergio Carrera, ASILE Project Coordinator, Luc Leboeuf, VULNER Project Coordinator, and Hakan G. Sicakkan, PROTECT Project Coordinator.
Download the AGENDA here.
These projects have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
Moderators:
Hakan G. Sicakkan | University of Bergen (PROTECT Project)
Sergio Carrera | CEPS (ASILE Project)
Cathrine Brun | Centre for Lebanese Studies (VULNER project)
Speakers:
Leiza Brumat | MPC – EUI & Eurac research
Frank Caestecker | Ghent University
Luisa Feline Freier | Universidad del Pacífico – Lima, Peru
Elspeth Guild | Queen Mary University of London
Meltem İneli Ciğer | Suleyman Demirel University
Michael Moschovakos | European Commission
Sophie Nakueira | Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology
Liliia Oprysk | University of Bergen
Letizia Palumbo | Ca’ Foscari University
Lewis Turner | University of Newcastle
Jo Vearey | University of Witwatersrand
Jens Vedsted-Hansen | Aarhus University
Discussants:
Alice Kuhnke | MEP
Luca Lixi | EEAS
Cecilia Verkleij | European Commission, DG HOME, Asylum Unit
Catherine Woollard | ECRE
