Migration in Europe: In Need of Solidarity

Thu. September 29th, 2016
Renaissance Brussels Hotel

Painfully and hesitatingly, the EU has managed to stem its migration crisis, regaining control of its borders and ensuring a dramatic drop in the flow of migrants. Yet, the migration issue is not going away, and the political debate around it persists. Confronted with populist rises in many member states and the fallout from Britain’s vote to leave the EU, Europeans need an integrated migration policy based on a genuine sense of solidarity.

To mark the launch of a new Carnegie paper, “Migration in Europe: Bridging the Solidarity Gap,” author Pierre Vimont was joined for a lively discussion by Arjan Hehenkamp, general director of Médecins sans Frontières—Operational Center Amsterdam, Christine Roger, director general for justice and home affairs at the Council of the EU, and Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Judy Dempsey, nonresident senior associate at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of the Strategic Europe blog, moderated.

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Migration in Europe: In Need of Solidarity

Arjan Hehenkamp

Arjan Hehenkamp is the general director of Médecins sans Frontières—Operational Center Amsterdam. Follow him on Twitter @Arjan_Hehenkamp.

Christine Roger

Christine Roger is the director general for justice and home affairs at the Council of the EU.

Pierre Vimont

Pierre Vimont is a senior associate at Carnegie Europe.

Maha Yahya

Maha Yahya is the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Follow her on Twitter @mahamyahya.

Judy Dempsey

Judy Dempsey is a nonresident senior associate at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of the Strategic Europe blog. Follow her on Twitter @Judy_Dempsey.

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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Judy Dempsey

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Dempsey is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe

Arjan Hehenkamp

Christine Roger

Pierre Vimont

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Vimont is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on the European Neighborhood Policy, transatlantic relations, and French foreign policy.

Maha Yahya

Director, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center

Yahya is director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, where her research focuses on citizenship, pluralism, and social justice in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings.