Thursday, September 20, 09.00-14.00
European Parliament, Room PHS 3C50
Rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels

08.30

 

Arrival of participants*

09.00



WELCOME ADRESS
by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert

INTRODUCTION TO CONFERENCE AIM AND PROCEDURE
by the conference chairman Prof. Dr. Arie de Ruijter, Tilburg University

09.15

 

  PRACTISING THE TRIPLE WIN
by Ruud Lubbers former Prime Minister of The Netherlands
and former High Commissionner of UNHCR

10.00

 




CHALLENGES FOR MIGRATION AND ASYLUM IN THE YEARS TO COME SHAPING MIGRATION STRATEGIES; POLICY
by Franco Frattini Vice President of the European Commission,
European Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security

11.00

 





THE ADDED VALUE OF WORKING WITH MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND THE CHALLENGES ON THE LABOUR MARKET IN THE YEARS TO COME
by Vladimir Špidla,
European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and EQUAL Opportunities

11.30

 




ALL ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS
Selected experiences & conclusions from the EQUAL programme
by Dr. Dirk van den Boom independent consultant and evaluator
on behalf of the Development Partnerships

12.00

  DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS
and closing statement by chairman
13.00   Sandwiches and informal exchange

* Please take into account that security screening at this time of the day, might be very time consuming!


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