European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme 18/09/2017
14.30-14.35 Opening
- Ms Dilyana Slavova, President of the External Relations Section
14.35-14.45 Short introduction
- by Mr Dimitris Dimitriadis, rapporteur
14.45-15.45 SESSION I – Legal status of refugees in Turkey and Turkey as a safe third country
- Ms Alexandra Stiglmayer, European Stability Initiative (ESI)
- Ms Dora Schaffrin, DG HOME, European Commission
- Debate
15.45-16.00 Coffee break
16.00-17.00 SESSION II – Accommodation and integration of refugees in Turkey
- Presentation by a representative of Turkish government (Directorate General of Migration Management of the Ministry of Interior and/or Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD))
- Mr Mazen Aboulhosn, IOM Turkey
- Presentation by a representative of UNHCR
- Prof. Dr. Ahmet Icduygu, Koc University
- Debate
17.00-18.00 SESSION III – Cooperation mechanisms between the EU and Turkey: state of play and possibilities for improvement
- Presentation by a representative of the European Commission (DG NEAR on the Refugee Facility for Turkey and other current programmes of support)
- Mr Ibrahim Vurgun Kavlak, Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (SGDD-ASAM)
- Presentation by a representative of TOBB (tbc)
- Debate
18.00-18.15 Closing
- Mr Arno Metzler, President of the EESC's study group on The Role of Turkey in the refugee crisis
Working languages:EN/EL/Turkish + DE passive language
Interpreting: EN/EL/DE/Turkish into EN/EL/Turkish