The Greek Council for Refugees organizes its 30 year anniversary celebration event titled:
"30 years Greek Council for Refugees: Challenges in international protection in Greece and Europe"
Distinguished speakers, public officials, members of independent authorities, representatives of international organizations, academics and representatives of civic society will participate in the event.The event will be joined by distinguished speakers, including public officials, members of independent authorities, academics and representatives of international organisations and of civil society.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019,
at the Main Building of the Athens University, Propylaea
30, Panepistimiou Street
“Alkis Argyriadis” Hall.
from 09.30 a.m. to 19:30 p.m.
EVENT AGENDΑ
9.30-10.00 | Arrivals/registration
10.00-11.30: Welcome address speeches
Manos Logothetis-Special Secretary for First Reception, Ministry of Citizen Protection, Greece
Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou-President of the Council of State
Nikos VoutsisFormer President of the Greek Parliament
Giannis Ioannidis Deputy President of the National Commission for Human Rights
AAndreas Pottakis The Greek Ombudsman
Philippe LeclercUNHCR Representative in Greece
Gianluca RoccoHead of the IOM mission in Greece
11.30- 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 – 13.30 | Immigration and Asylum Policies– Contemporary Challenges of International Protection in Europe
Nikos Sitaropoulos,Head of Division, Dept. for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe
Catherine WoollardSecretary General of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Kalliopi StefanakiHead of the Protection Unit-UNHCR Greece
Markos KaraviasDirector of Asylum Service, Greece
Stelios PerrakisProfessor of International and European Institutions, Panteion University – former Permanent Representative of Greece in the Council of Europe
Panel Coordinator:: Overview of the situation of the rights of children on the move – a joint publication by the Greek Council for Refugees and Save the Children EuropeEleni Spathana Lawyer, Legal expert on refugee law, former member of the Legal Unit of the Greek Council for Refugees
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch break
14.30-16.30: Response to refugee and migration flows in Europe Today- Normality or crisis management?
Manos Logothetis-Special Secretary for First Reception, Ministry of Citizen Protection, Greece
Monica ZanarelliHead of Mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Greece
Lucio Melandri, UNICEF coordinator in Greece
Apostolos Veizis-Head of Programs, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Greece
Panel Coordinator: Maria PapaminaLegal Unit Coordinator, Greek Council for Refugees
16.30-17.00 Coffee break
17.30-19.00 | The refugee issue as public discourse– The political dimensions regarding the social integration of refugees and migrants –The rise of xenophobia and racism in Europe
Dimitris Christopoulos,Professor at the Department of Political Science and History, Panteion University–honorary president of the International Federation for Human Rights (IFDH/FIDH)
Sander Schaap, Head of Advocacy and Policy -Dutch Council for Refugees
Jean–Didier TotowDeputy President of the Greek Forum of Refugees
Gavriil Sakellaridis,Director of Amnesty International in Greece
Panel Coordinator: Vassiliki KatrivanouSocial Unit Coordinator at the Greek Council for Refugees
