EPP-ED Group:

27/03/2001

EPP-ED Group hearing on Immigration

Thursday, 29 March 2001
Brussels

Summary report

Agenda

Thursday, 29 March 2001:

09.00 a.m. - 09.30 a.m.	Introduction by Mr Francesco FIORI, Member of the European Parliament, vice-chairman of the EPP-ED Group, chairman of Working Group D
09.30 a.m. - 09.45 a.m.	Immigration policy in the perspective of its political-historical background: the view from the Netherlands Speaker: Professor ENTZINGER Social science University of Utrecht - specialist in migration and integration
09.45 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.	Economic and social implications of further immigration Speaker: Mr Christoph KANNENGIESSER, lawyer
10.00 a.m. - 10.45 a.m.	Questions and debate with members of national parliaments
10.45 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	How to manage immigration pressures and the fight against illegal immigration *The Spanish experience:* Speaker: Mrs MUÑOZ URIOL, Member of Parliament, spokesperson of the PP (Partido Popular) Group on immigration problems
11.00 a.m. - 11.15 a.m.	Drawing up and implementing an immigration policy - the British experience Speaker: Mrs Eileen DENZA, visiting professor of law at University College London
11.15 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Questions and debate with members of national parliaments
12.30 p.m. - 13.00 p.m.	Conclusions and summary by Mr Hubert PIRKER, Member of the European Parliament, rapporteur on the Commission communication on immigration, EPP-ED coordinator for the Legal Affairs and the Internal Market committee