11th Meeting of the Council of Europe Network of Focal Points on Migration

19-20 June 2025

Agora, Room 05, Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Zoom link:

https://coe-int.zoom.us/j/66245910031?pwd=91cQXUpWKC9fKEX9LSCdB7apcWR25M.1

Meeting ID: 662 4591 0031, Passcode: 106184         

Agenda

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Focus on identifying and protecting vulnerable migrants and refugees

in the context of border procedures – advances and challenges in European states

09:45-10:00

Introductory remarks – Clare OVEY, Director, Directorate of Human Rights

10:00-10:15

Andreas WISSNER, Representative, UNHCR Representation to the European Institutions in Strasbourg

10:15-10:25

Q&A session

10:25-10:40

Grigorios TSIOUKAS, Deputy Fundamental Rights Officer, Frontex

10:40-10:50

Q&A session

10:50-11:05

Georgia ARAPIDOU, Senior Vulnerability Officer, EUAA (on-line)

11:05-11:15

Q&A session

11:15 -11:40

Coffee break

11:40-11:55

Marco LEIDEKKER, European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

11:55-12:05

Q&A session

12:05-12:20

Petya NESTOROVA, Executive Secretary, Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)

12:20-12:30

Q&A session

12:30-14:00

14:00-14:15

14:15-14:25

14:25-14:40

Lunch break

Sophie PIQUET, Immigration Coordinator, Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

Q& A session

Donatella CANDURA, Vice-Prefect, Head of the Legal Affairs Unit, Directorate General for Migration and Asylum Services, Ministry of Interior, Italy

14:40-14:50

Q&A

14:50-15:05

Ioan GLAVAN, Director, Regional Centre for procedures and Accommodation for Asylum Seekers, Romania  

15:05-15:15

Q&A

15:15-15.30

Tanya CORRIGAN, Head of 5 Eyes, Multilaterals & Strategic Partners, Border Security Command, Home Office, UK  

15:30-15:40

Q&A

15:40-16:10

Coffee break

16:10-16:30

Nikolaos SITAROPOULOS, Head of Division on Migration and Refugees - Major conclusions of the discussions

16:30-16:45

Q&A

16:45-16:50

NFP group photograph

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17:00:18:00

Opening of the photo exhibition “(UN)CORNERED”, on Ukrainian women under temporary protection in Switzerland, by Ms Julia Wimmerlin

Friday, 20 June 2025

Update on migration-related developments in the Council of Europe  


09:30-09:45

Denis DURMISH, Project Manager, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

09:45-09:55

Q&A session

09:55-10:10

Sulkhani CHARGEISHVILI, Educational Advisor, Youth Department

Supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood   

10:10-10:20

Q&A session

10:20-10:35

Gerald DUNN, Head of Division, European Committee on Legal Co-operation, Working Group on Migration (CDCJ-MIG)

Preparation of a compendium of good practice in respect of legal aid and representation, access to information and to justice for children in procedures relating to the determination of nationality or statelessness. 

Revision of Recommendation CM/Rec(2009)13 on the nationality of children

10:35-10:45

Q&A session

10:45-11:15

Coffee break

11:15-11:30

Gennadiy KOSYAK, Head of Unit, Non-formal Education and Cooperation

New draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on qualifications and linguistic competences of refugees in Europe 

11:30-11:40

11:40-11:55    

Q&A session

Theodora KRISTOFORI, Oleksii MURASHKEVYCH, Co-operation Programmes Division

11:45-12:00

Any other business, final remarks and closure of meeting