The so called „migrants crisis“ is at the heart of political evolutions in a number of EU countries. Europe policy is widely considered as a failure for a majority of citizens, and this issue is a source of division within Europe. Some EU national migration policies are in contradiction with the humanistic spirit at the foundation of Europe values; Pope Francis calls Europe to find “the right balance between its two-fold moral responsibility to protect the rights of its citizens and to ensure assistance and acceptance to migrants”, and calls for a dialogue to find new and sustainable solutions with greater boldness and creativity.

The speakers of this session are: Henrik Nielsen (tbc), acting director of the DG Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Johannes Brandstaeter of the German Diakonisches Werk and José Ignacio García, director of JRS Europe.