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2006
Training Cycle on
«The Management of Europe's Boarders»:
three seminars and an inter-disciplinary colloquium
in Strasbourg, CEES/ENA, Euro-Institut Kehl and IEP
Module 1 (seminar): From Tuesday 14 March (2:00pm) to Thursday 16 March 2006(12:30)
Module 2(seminar): From Tuesday 16 May (2:00pm) to Thursday 18 May 2006 (12:30)
Module 3(seminar): From Tuesday 4 July (2:00pm) to Thursday 6 July 2006 (12:30)
Module 4(Colloquium): From Thursday 23 November (9:00am) to Saturday 25 November 2006
Description
The European Union has inscribed the foundations of a "Space of liberty, security and justice" in the Treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam, destined to insure the free circulation of people and to adopt appropriate measures to control the exterior boarder, to respect the right of asylum, immigration and the prevention and fight against criminality.
Migratory movement of men and women, from third countries,
aspiring to live in Europe for economic and/or political reasons evolve from year to year. They call for renewed policies, all the more so since enlargement towards the East has redefined the boarders of the European Union. The European Union, the Member States and their administrations see themselves confronted to new challenges in welcoming, sometimes urgently, populations in danger, and at the same time, take into account the integration of people who will remain on the territory.
The corpus of rules concerning «The space of liberty, security and justice» as well as the regulations of the Member States of the E.U. are constantly evolving. This implies a significant need for continuing education among the actors behind these policies.
Organisers
The initiatives taken in continuing education on boarder management will be organised by the Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg (CEES/ENA) which will pilot the projects within its leadership role. Two other members of PEAP are associated, The IEP of Strasbourg and the Euro-Institute of Kehl.
Intended for the following participants
These courses are essentially aimed at the actors behind national and European policies implied in boarder management. The audience intended for these initiatives is therefore potentially composed of:
ð Managerial staff in central and decentralised administrations as well as regional departments, local authorities, including magistrates, policemen, customs officers
ð Actors in the management of accommodations for immigrants and applicants for asylum, associations and NGOs
ð Local officials, MPs and parliamentary assistants
ð lawyers
French participants, but also and more especially international participants, citizens of the Member States and candidates for membership, are called upon to participate. The number of participants is limited to a group of 40.
Programme
The training cycle will be structured around four modules, 3 seminars of 6 half-days and a colloquium. Each of these initiatives will be organised during European parliamentary sessions in Strasbourg (14-16 March 2006, 16-18 May 2006 and 4-6 July 2006), on ENA's premises.
These training sessions, which are aimed at individuals who are already informed on the issues under question,
will be structured, first and foremost, on sharing experiences and the input of high-level contributors..
The cycle will end with a colloquium based on multi-disciplinary research (23 to 24 November) on the theme of boarders, whose main line will be specified at a later date.
Languages
French and English (simultaneous interpretation)
Registration fees
1 Module of choice + Module 4 (colloquium): €520
2 Modules of choice + Module 4 (colloquium): €890
3 Modules + Module 4 (colloquium): €1180
(Included: Educational provisions, documentation, transport to the European institutions, coffee breaks, breakfast on Thursday mornings (modules 1,2 and 3), cocktail party (Module 1), Alsacian dinner (module 2)
Registration conditions: see the registration form
Module n°1 – The Boarders of Europe(s):state of affairs
14 to 16 March 2006
The first module, which will take place from March 14 to 16 2006, has set out the objective to explore the development of the free movement of people and its consequences within the framework of the Schengen territory. In associating academic contributors and practitioners on the subjects to be tackled, this module will likewise allow to develop more extensive exchanges with European political leaders. The projection of a documentary on issues linked to the management of the European Union's boarders, produced by the Franco-German television channel, ARTE, is also planned. This first module includes a visit to the European Court of Human Rights.
Themes to be developed
§ The tenets of the free movement of people in Europe;
§ The consequences of the suppression of interior boarders;
§ The development of an integrated system of the management of exterior boarders;
§ Cross-boarder co-operation : Police-Justice-Gendarmerie.
§ Litigation before the European Court of Human Rights where foreign plaintiffs are involved.
Contributors
The diversity of the origins of the contributors intends to highlight the different approaches towards the subjects to be tackled.. They are prospectively::
§ An academic and specialist of the Schengen territory;
§ Representatives of the European Commission and the Council of the European Union who specialise in justice, freedom and security;
§ French and German magistrates;
§ Leadership in the Gendarmerie and from the French and German police forces;
§ European political leaders: a European Commissioner, MEPs
Module n°2 – Right of Asylum
16 to 18 May 2006
If the Member States have been confronted with the issue of asylum for many years, what has the impact of the development of this sphere been on the European level? It is this question that the second level of the traineeship - from 16 to 18 May 2006- aims at answering. In particular, it will be the chance to analyse the various approaches developed by the Member States on the subject.
Themes to be developed
§ International policy on the subject of right of asylum and its instruments;
§ The development of European policy on the subject of asylum: historical and judicial approach ;
§ The direct applicability of secondary European legislation on asylum towards France;
§ The differing approaches of certain Member States on the subject of the right of asylum: France, Poland, Italy and Great Britain;
§ National mechanisms for the accommodation of refugees, a comparative approach between France and Germany
§ The treatment towards individuals rejected for right of asylum.
Contributors
The diversity of the origins of the contributors intends to highlight the different approaches towards the subjects to be tackled.. They are prospectively::
§ A civil servant from the United Nations and specialist on asylum issues;
§ A representative from the Direction of Public Freedoms and Judicial Affairs in the French Ministry of the Interior;
§ Members of the Permanent Representations of France, Poland, Italy and Great Britain to the European Union who specialise on issues of asylum and immigration;
§ Field actors in direct contact with refugees: a representative from the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless People, a representative of his German counterpart (BAFI Section) situated in Nuremberg and a lawyer who specialises in right of asylum.
Module n°3 – The consequences of the suppression of the interior boarders on the exterior boarders
4 to 6 July 2006
The progressive «suppression» of checks at the interior boarders of the European Union has not gone without consequences on the management of the exterior boarders of this territory. Heightened attention has been given to these problems while, in the context of globalisation, the territory of the European Union maintains a strong attraction for populations coming from countries that are distinctly more underprivileged. The third module, which will be held from 4 to 8 July, will thus allow for a confrontation of the problems linked to the management of exterior boarders and the interior boarders of the European Union. The module will be the chance to visit the Council of Europe and Centre in charge of the management of the Information system of Schengen. A breakfast debate will be organised with MEPs on these themes.
Themes to be developed
§ The development of a migratory policy within the European Union;
§ The operational co-operation at the exterior boarders of the European Union;
§ The role of the Council of Europe on the issues of boarder control: «Human Rights and the Police» and the Convention relative to the fight against the slave trade;
§ The Schengen Information System;
§ Awareness of the problems of immigration within the European Neighbourhood Policy : the example of relations between the E.U. and Tunisia;
§ Co-operation between the European Union and the United States of America on the subject of boarder control.
Contributors
The diversity of the origins of the contributors intends to highlight the different approaches towards the subjects to be tackled.. They are prospectively::
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§ A representative of the Secretariat General of the Council of the European Union ;
§ A representative from the Central station of the boarder police from the French Ministry of the Interior and a representative of Europol;
§ Representatives from the directorate-general of Human Rights and Judicial Affairs at the Council of Europe
§ A representative from the delegation of the European Union in Tunisia;
§ MEPs;
§ An American diplomat and a representative from the European Commission's «Exterior Relations» directorate-general
Module n°4: Multi-disciplinay Collquiulm on boarders (23 to 25 November 2006) (The themes will be communicated at a later date)
NB: The finalised programmes will be sent upon reception of registration forms
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