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
Focus on identifying and protecting vulnerable migrants and refugees in the context of border procedures – advances and challenges in European states |
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09:45-10:00 |
Introductory remarks – Clare OVEY, Director, Directorate of Human Rights |
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10:00-10:15 |
Andreas WISSNER, Representative, UNHCR Representation to the European Institutions in Strasbourg |
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10:15-10:25 |
Q&A session |
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10:25-10:40 |
Grigorios TSIOUKAS, Deputy Fundamental Rights Officer, Frontex |
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10:40-10:50 |
Q&A session |
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10:50-11:05 |
Georgia ARAPIDOU, Senior Vulnerability Officer, EUAA (on-line) |
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11:05-11:15 |
Q&A session |
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11:15 -11:40 |
Coffee break |
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11:40-11:55 |
Marco LEIDEKKER, European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) |
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11:55-12:05 |
Q&A session |
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12:05-12:20 |
Petya NESTOROVA, Executive Secretary, Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) |
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12:20-12:30 |
Q&A session |
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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 |
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14:40-14:50 |
Q&A |
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14:50-15:05 |
Ioan GLAVAN, Director, Regional Centre for procedures and Accommodation for Asylum Seekers, Romania |
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15:05-15:15 |
Q&A |
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15:15-15.30 |
Tanya CORRIGAN, Head of 5 Eyes, Multilaterals & Strategic Partners, Border Security Command, Home Office, UK |
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15:30-15:40 |
Q&A |
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15:40-16:10 |
Coffee break |
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16:10-16:30 |
Nikolaos SITAROPOULOS, Head of Division on Migration and Refugees - Major conclusions of the discussions |
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16:30-16:45 |
Q&A |
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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 |
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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 |