ALTERNATIVES TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN THE EU:
THE TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAMME
8.30 – 9.00 Reception of participants
9.00 – 9.15 Welcome address
by Philippe De Bruycker, Professor ULB & Migration Policy Centre (RSCAS, EUI), Coordinator of the Odysseus Network
9.15 – 9.30 Presentation of the Made Real Project and conference
by Alice Bloomfield, Project manager of the Made Real Project, Odysseus Network
Session 1 – Introducing the notion of alternatives to immigration detention in the EU policy-making
Chair: Mariette Grange, Senior Researcher at the Global Detention Projet
9.30 – 10.00 Introductory report by Lilian Tsourdi,
Researcher ULB and Member of the Made Real Team, Odysseus Network
10.00 – 10h45 Panel:
– Promoting alternatives to the detention of asylum seekers in the EU: the view of the UNHCR,
by Andrea Vonkeman, Senior Policy Officer, UNHCR and Marie Huberlant, Global detention Strategy Specialist, UNHCR
– Challenges of Member States in implementing alternatives to the detention of asylum seekers,
by Vincent Catot, Policy Officer, DG Home, European Commission
– Alternatives to detention in criminal law: A different perspective? by Maïté De Rue, Deputy Public Prosecutor in Liège, Scientific collaborator of the UCL department and Belgiam Member of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture
10h45 – 11h15 Coffee break
11.15 – 11.45 Questions and answers session
Session 2 – Administrative decision-making, judicial control and alternatives to detention
Chair: Valeria Ilareva, Director of the Foundation for Access to Rights – FAR
11.45 – 12.15 Introductory report by Galina Cornelisse,
Assistant Professor, VU Amsterdam
12.15 – 13.00 Panel:
– Detention as a last resort: The Swedish model,
by Niclas Axelsson, Specialist of detention issues, Swedish Migration Board
– The role of the judiciary in implementing alternatives to detention in Lithuania,
by Lyra Jukuleviciene , Professor, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius
– Judicial control of detention and alternatives to detention in Austria,
by Christian Filzwieser, Judge at the Austrian Federal Administrative Court
– Alternatives to detention and the assessment of the risk of absconding,
by Sergo Mananashvili, Research Associate, Migration Policy Centre, RSCAS, EUI
13.00 – 13.30 Questions and answers session
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch break
Session 3 – Implementing alternatives to detention in practice
Chair: Neil Falzon, Director of Aditus Foundation and Visiting Assistant Lecturer at the University of Malta
14.30 – 15.00 Introductory report by Alice Bloomfield, Project manager of the Made Real Project, Odysseus Network
15.00 – 15.45 Panel:
– What makes alternatives work? Focus on the case management model,
by Jem Stevens, Europe Regional Coordinator, International Detention Coalition
– The case of family housing units in Belgium,
by Geert Verbauwhede, Advisor at the Belgian General Directorate Immigration Office
– The case of bail in the UK,
by Adeline Trude, Research and Policy Manager at Bail for Immigration Detainees
– The case of designated residence in France: Recent evolution and challenges,
by Radeck Ficek, Director of the Asylum Department, France Terre d’Asile
15 .45 – 16.15 Questions and answers session
16.15 – 16.30 Conclusions by Philippe De Bruycker