Fortress Europe or Open Continent? - How should the future European migration policy be shaped?

Debate. Wednesday, 9th September at 14:30

With the Syrian war not coming to an end, the Islamic State expanding, the war in Ukraine flaming up every now and then and, finally, in the face of repeated crises in Africa, the Europe of 2015 is confronted with a growing refugee problem. Desperate people exploited in human trafficking die in sinking boats trying to reach the "promised land".

How to respond? Do we leave this large-scale humanitarian crisis to the first-entry countries in the South and East of Europe or shall we work on a European solution involving all countries? Maybe the answer lies in a zero-migration policy and the closing of the external borders of the EU, e.g. to prevent terrorism?

The Leader’s Debate will take place on Wednesday, 9th of September 2015 at 14:30 in Nowy Sącz.
Medium Hall (Hall of B. Barbacki) – 2nd floor

Moderator: Malte Koppe - Member of the Forum's Programme Council
Panelists:

• Jovana Kuzman, Student at Charles Darwin High School Rome, Italy
• Alexandrina Ciorchina, Student of the Academy of Economic Studies, Moldova
• Marcel Lesik , Student of the Katowice University of Economics, Poland
• Sandra Oborska, Recruitment Specialist at arvato Finance, Poland