40th anniversary of the signing of the Schengen Agreement
An EMN Luxembourg and UniGR-Center for Border Studies joint conference
* Source: ZDFheute, 18.01.2025
Agenda of the conference
09.30 – 10.00: Registration, welcome coffee
10.00 – 10.50: Opening remarks:
- Léon Gloden, Minister for Home Affairs of Luxembourg
- Marie-Hélène Jobin, Vice Rector for Partnerships and International Relations, University of Luxembourg
- Tom Snels, Head of Unit of HOME.B2 – Schengen Governance, European Commission
- Birte Nienaber, coordinator of EMN Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg
- Christian Wille, Head of the UniGR-Center for Border Studies, University of Luxembourg
10.50 – 12.20: Panel I Within Schengen: Realities and Dynamics in the Greater Region | Au sein de l’espace Schengen : Réalités et dynamiques dans la Grande Région
Moderator: Christian Wille, Head of the UniGR-Center for Border Studies
- Europe without Borders in the SaarLorLux Cross-Border Region – Empirical and Legal Insights on the Reintroduction of Border Controls, Florian Weber and Dominik Brodowski, Saarland University
- Libre circulation des travailleurs dans un marché transfrontalier : le cas de la Grande Région, Isabelle Pigeron-Piroth, Université du Luxembourg et Rachid Belkacem, Université de Lorraine
- Euroscepticisme à la frontière? L’exemple du scrutin européen de juin 2024, dans la région française Grand Est, Grégory Hamez, Université de Lorraine
Question and answer session
12.20 – 13.10: Lunch break
13.10 – 13.40: Keynote speech
- Robert Goebbels, signed the Schengen-Agreement for Luxembourg in 1985 and was Luxembourg’s negotiator for the Schengen Convention of 1990
13.40 – 14.00: Question and answer session
14.00 – 15.30: Panel II At the Edges of Europe: Experiences and Transformations at the EU’s External Borders | Aux marges de l’Europe : Expériences et transformations aux frontières extérieures de l’UE
Moderator: Birte Nienaber, coordinator of EMN Luxembourg
- Re/De/Bordering Bulgaria in Post/Crisis Times, Anna Krasteva, Doctor honoris causa of University of Lille, France and Editor-in-Chief of Journal Southeastern Europe
- The Schengen Agreement’s Impact on Latvia: Political, Economic, and Social Dimensions, Aldis Austers, Latvian Institute of International Affairs
- Schengen: Greece’s experience, Vasiliki Saranti, Directorate for Justice, Home Affairs, Migration and Schengen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece
Question and answer session
15.30 – 16.00: Coffee break
16.00 – 17.00: Roundtable discussion focused on the future of the Schengen Area
Moderator: Bernd Parusel, Senior Researcher in Political Science, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS)
- Anne Calteux, Head of Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg
- Victor Weitzel,former Special Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, publicist focusing on European and Luxembourg society
- Flaminia Delle Cese, Legal and Advocacy Advisor, International Rescue Committee Italy
When?
11 June 2025
Where?
2-4 Rue Pierre Hentges, 1726 Bonnevoie-Nord-Verlorenkost Luxembourg (Chambre des Salariés)
Working languages?
English and French (translation will be provided for in-person participants)
Whom to contact?
Zane Rozenberga (EMN Luxembourg) – zane.rozenberga@uni.lu
Denise Rodrigues Marafona (UniGR-Center for Border Studies) – denise.rodriguesmarafona@uni.lu
How to register?
Conference languages are English and French.
Please note that translation is not available online but on location only.
The registration to attend the conference in person is closed as we have reached the maximum capacity of the venue!
