1st EUROPEAN CONGRESS FOR SPECIALIST LAWYERS IN THE AREA OF IMMIGRATION
AND ASYLUM IN EUROPE
WHICH IMMIGRATION POLICY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION ?
Assessment of the Maastricht treaty &
prospects for the treaty of Amsterdam
| Programme of Friday 1st December |
13h00 Welcome of participants
13h30 Opening session under the presidency of Pierre DE MARET,
Rector of the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Keynote speech by Antoine DUQUESNE, Belgian Minister for the Interior
and Joaquim NUNES DE ALMEIDA, Member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner
for DG Justice and Home Affairs
Introductory report by Philippe DE BRUYCKER
(Co-ordinator of the Odysseus Academic Network)
First session under the presidency of
Marianne DONY (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
14h30 "The policy of the visas of short-term stay"
by Jean-Yves CARLIER (Université Catholique de Louvain),
François JULIEN-LAFERRIERE (University Paris-Sud) and
Catherine SCHMITTER (University Lyons II).
15h15 Round table with representatives of the European Union,
national officials, politicians, representatives of N.G.O.s as well as
lawyers and magistrates
15h45 Debate with the audience
16.00 Coffee break
Second session under the presidency of
Constanca DIAS URBANO DE SOUSA (University of Lisbon)
16h30 "The policy of the long-term residence permits, in particular
for economic purposes"
by Elspeth GUILD (Kingsley-Napley Solicitors) and Helen STAPLES
(University of Utrecht)
17h15 Round table with representatives of the European Union,
national officials, politicians, representatives of N.G.O.s as well as
lawyers and magistrates
17h45 Debate with the audience
18h00 End of session
| Programme of Saturday 2nd December |
8h30 Welcome of participants
Third session under the presidency of
Jens VEDSTED-HANSEN (Aarhus University)
9h00 "The status of third country nationals in long-term residence"
by John HANDOLL (William Fry Solicitors), Rudolf FEIK
(University of Salzburg)and Joanna APAP (Odysseus Academic Network).
9h45 Round table with representatives of the European Union,
national officials, politicians, representatives of N.G.O.s as well as
lawyers and magistrates
10h15 Debate with the audience
10.30 Coffee break
Fourth session under the presidency of
Bruno NASCIMBENE (University of Milan)
11.00 "Combating illegal immigration"
by Henri LABAYLE (University of Pau), Anne WEYENBERGH (Université
Libre de Bruxelles),
and Daphné BOUTEILLET-PAQUET (Odysseus Academic Network)
11h45 Round table with representatives of the European Union,
national officials, politicians, representatives of N.G.O.s as well as
lawyers and magistrates
12h15 Debate with the audience
12h30 Conclusions by Kay HAILBRONNER
(University of Konstanz)
13h00 Reception
Any further information can be obtained from
Dr Joanna APAP by telephone:
00 32 2 650 35.46 or by electronic mail odysseus@ulb.ac.be
The working languages of the Congress will be English and French
with simultaneous translation.
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