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The Utrecht Centre for Regulation and Enforcement in Europe (RENFORCE) invites you to this webinar on the situation on Lesbos, chaired by Dr. Hanneke van Eijken, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.

Early in September, news broke on the devastating fires that swept through Moria Reception and Identification Centre, Greece's largest and severely overcrowded migrant camp on the island of Lesbos. The incident has been referred to as ‘a time-bomb that finally exploded’, leaving thousands without shelter, proper sanitation or access to food and water, calling solidarity and responsibility-sharing in Europe into question once more.

With the aim of highlighting the issues that go unmentioned in the media and public debates alike, RENFORCE is pleased to organise a much-needed seminar bringing together different viewpoints from international scholars and practitioners working in the field of migration to foster critical discussions on the current problems in Lesbos and appropriate responses. The webinar will feature five presentations offering unique perspectives on the issues in Lesbos and a round table discussion between prominent migration professionals.

Programme 

Webinar chaired by Dr. Hanneke van Eijken, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ

14.00 – 14.20 Introduction and an Empirical perspective on Solidarity in Lesbos
Prof. dr. Dina Siegel (Professor of Criminology, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ)

14.20 – 14.40 A European Legal Perspective on the situation in Lesbos
Dr. Moritz Baumgärtel (Assistant Professor of Law, Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ)

14.40 – 15.00 ‘If you give them a finger, they’ll take the whole hand’: Popular resistance against the admission of refugees
Prof. dr. Abram de Swaan (Emeritus Professor of Social Science, ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Amsterdam)

15.00 – 15.20 A local NGO Perspective on the current situation in Lesbos
Ariel Ricker (Executive Director, Advocates Abroad)

15.20 – 15.40 An NGO Perspective on the Dutch approach and relocation of vulnerable migrants
Michiel Kruyt (Political Affairs Officer, VluchtelingenWerk Nederland)

15.40 – 15.50 Break

15.50 – 16.20 Round Table discussion, with the participation of academics, activists and members of the civil society

16.20 – 16.30 Closing remarks by Prof. dr. Dina Siegel

The seminar is organised within RENFORCE Building Block on MOBILITY IN A EUROPEAN POST-CRISIS.