17: The EU’s Cooperation with Southern Neighbours in Response to the Refugee Crisis
In cooperation with CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies
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in englischer SpracheWhile there are many initiatives and obstacles mounted by the EU and its member states, the roots of migration towards Europe from across the Mediterranean have not been addressed accurately so far. How can the EU and its southern neighbours cooperate better in order to effectively respond to the problems causing and caused by the refugee crisis?
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Katharina NATTER
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam
| 1994-2007 | French Baccalauréat and Austrian Matura (Summa Cum Laude) Lycée Français de Vienne / Vienna, Austria |
| 2007-2010 | Bachelor in Political Science, Minor European studies (Cum Laude) Undergraduate campus of SciencesPo Paris / Nancy, France |
| 2009-2010 | Year abroad in Cairo, Egypt |
| 2010 | Intern at Daily News Egypt, International Herald Tribune / Cairo, EG |
| 2010-2012 | Master in Political Science, Minor Middle East-North African studies (Cum Laude), SciencesPo Paris / Paris, France |
| 2011 | Intern at Migration and Integration in Europe, Bertelsmann Foundation / Berlin, DE |
| Intern at Center for Migrations and Citizenship, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) / Paris, FR | |
| 2012 | Intern,International Center on Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) / Vienna, AT |
| 2012-2013 | Trainee at European Commission, Unit SG.D.3 / Brussels, BE |
| 2013-2014 | Consultant at Inter-Governmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees, International Organization for Migration (IOM) / Geneva, CH |
| 2013-2015 | Research Assistant, International Migration Institute, University of Oxford / Oxford, UK |
| 2015-2019 | Doctoral Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam / Amsterdam, NL |
| (expected) PhD in Political Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Department of Sociology / Amsterdam, the Netherlands | |
| Provisional thesis title: Immigration policy-making in Morocco and Tunisia (2000-2015): Politics and policies beyond the Western liberal-democratic polity. | |
| Thesis title: The formation of Morocco s policy towards irregular migration (2000-2007). |
MA MA Carola VAN RIJNSOEVER
Representative of the Netherlands, PSC - EU Political and Security Committee, Brussels
| 1996-1999 | Policy Advisor Surinam, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague |
| 1999-2001 | Trade Secretary, Dutch Embassy, Moscow |
| 2001-2005 | Senior Policy Advisor EU Enlargement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague |
| 2005-2009 | Deputy head Economic Section (EU and international economic affairs, bilateral economic cooperation and trade and investment promotion), Dutch Embassy, Berlin |
| 2009-2013 | Head Political Affairs Section (Cabinet of the Political Director) and European Correspondent, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague |
| since 2013 | Ambassador, Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union, Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the European Union, Brussels |
Nick WESTCOTT
Managing Director Middle East and North Africa, EEAS - European External Action Service, Brussels
| Nick Westcott has been Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa in the European External Action Service, since September 2015. From February 2011 to September 2015 he was the Managing Director Africa in the EEAS. Prior to that he served as British High Commissioner to Ghana and non-resident Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo from January 2008 to January 2011, Chief Information Officer and Head of IT Strategy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2002- 2007, Minister-Counsellor at the British Embassy, Washington (1999-2002), Deputy High Commissioner in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1993-6); and First Secretary Economic at the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels (1984-9). He has also held a number of jobs at the FCO in London, including Head of the Economic Relations Dept, in which role he was responsible for managing the Birmingham G8 Summit in 1998. He has a PhD in African studies from Cambridge University and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in December 1998. |
Steven BLOCKMANS
Senior Research Fellow and Head, EU Foreign Policy, CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
| Steven Blockmans is Head of EU Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a Brussels-based think tank which has been consistently ranked among the 10 best in the world. He is also Professor of EU External Relations Law and Governance at the University of Amsterdam. His latest book deals with "The Obsolescence of the European Neighbourhood Policy" (Rowman & Littlefield 2017). Steven is the (co-)editor of 15 academic volumes, including "The EU's Role in Global Governance" (Oxford University Press 2013). He served as the leading author of Task Forces on "More Union in European Defence" chaired by Javier Solana (2015) and "Regroup and Reform: Towards a More Responsive and Effective European Union" chaired by Danuta Hübner MEP (2017). For the past 20 years, he has advised governments of countries in wider Europe and in Asia on their relations with the European Union. Blockmans holds a PhD in international law from Leiden University. |
