EPP-ED Group:

EPP-ED GROUP
HEARING
ON ASYLUM AND BORDER CONTROL

Thursday, 19 September 2002
9.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Room AE 3-2
Brussels

Agenda

9.00 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.

Introduction by Mr Francesco FIORI, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, Chairman of Working Group D
Introduction by Mr Hubert PIRKER Member of the European Parliament, rapporteur on the Commission Communication on immigration,
EPP-ED coordinator for the LIBE committee

1st part : ASYLUM

9.30 a.m. - 9.45 a.m.	Overview of European Asylum policy and development in Europe and the Spanish experience: Speaker: Mrs Gloria BODELON Assistant Director for Asylum issues in the Spanish Internal Affairs Ministry
9.45 a.m. - 10 00 a.m.	Geneva Convention and Dublin Convention: legal background and political strategy and the German experience: Speaker: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Amadeus WOLFF, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
10.00 a.m. - 10.15 a.m.	Integration strategy for an efficient procedure to shorten demand and simplification of administrative measures and the Austrian experience: Speaker: Mag. Wolfgang TAUCHER, Bundesasylamt
10.15 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.	Social help for asylum seekers and integration of refugees Speaker: Mr Bob PLEYSIER, General Director of the new Belgian Federal Agency for the reception of asylum seekers
10.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	Questions and debate with Members of national parliaments

2nd part : BORDER CONTROL

11.00 a.m. - 11 .15a.m.	Sea Border control The Italian experience: Speaker: Dr. Doriano RICCIUTELLI, Vice-Questore, 1° Dirigente Polizia di Stato
11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m.	Land Border control The Austrian experience: Speaker: Brigardier Peter SCHERER
11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m.	European Border control Speaker: Mr. Fabrice LEGGERI, expert from the Commission
11.45 a.m. - 12.15 p.m.	Questions and debate with members of national parliaments
12.15 p.m. - 12.30 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 LIBE committee

EPP-ED GROUP HEARING ON ASYLUM AND BORDER CONTROL

EPP-ED GROUP
HEARING
ON ASYLUM AND BORDER CONTROL