8 Jul 2018
Is There a Global Answer to Migrations ?
Session 30
If there were a definite answer to this question, we would know… What we do know is that there are three main concerns: those of emigration countries, migration in itself, and those of immigration countries. Any solution that does not factor in all these aspects has little chance of functioning in the long term. This raises additional questions:
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- How can we help emigration countries, or at least those that are not at war, to retain their emigrants, whether or not they are qualified? Beyond modest (and sometimes not respected) financial commitments, what has been proposed in practical terms (very little…), and what could be proposed in this area?
- Concerning immigration, how can excessive communitarianism be avoided, how can immigrant populations be successfully integrated, and above all, how can citizens be convinced of the advantage of an ambitious immigration policy?
For political, economic and ecological reasons, migrations look set to increase dramatically. This is perhaps the most important theme that will be faced over the next two decades, at the very least because of its consequences in regards to security.
There are two issues:
- Killing off the multiple fantasies spawned by this subject.
- Thus fighting the populist movements aroused by these migratory movements in both Northern and Southern countries.
Our debate will not settle all the problems, but should make it possible to at least explore a few solutions for defusing this demographic “bomb”.
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Moderator
Speakers
Christian DANIELSSON
Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations
European Commission
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