Our Odysseus members from Romania Madalina Moraru (professor at Bologna University) and from Spain Paula Garcia Andrade (professor at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) would like us to share with you the invitation to the upcoming seminar organized within the ACCESS project: “The Externalization of Returns: EU Return Hubs”. The seminar will be held on 11 May 2026, from 3 pm to 5.30 pm, Online and in Aula Ardigò, Palazzo Hercolani, Strada Maggiore, 45 – Bologna.
The speakers will be Marco Borraccetti and Madalina Moraru (University of Bologna); Paula García Andrade (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid); Adriano Silvestri (European Agency for Fundamental Rights); Luca Perilli (Tribunal of Brescia); Luisa Marin (European University Institute). ject.
The seminar focuses on the proposal for a Regulation on return procedures, which marks a decisive step in the reconfiguration of the EU return acquis. This seminar examines the proposal within the broader evolution of EU return law. It explores the legal bases, limits, and safeguards governing the externalisation of returns, situating the proposal in light of CJEU and ECtHR jurisprudence, as well as recent state practice, including the recent returns implemented under the Italy–Albania protocol. Particular attention is devoted to the role of courts and national judges in reviewing externalised return arrangements, and the implications for effective remedies, non-refoulement, and the rule of law.
You may find additional information in the flyer.
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