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EURUS and JMCE Roundtable: “Ukraine’s Refugees in Europe – Needs, Policies and Responses”
April 14, 2022 at 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
| Location: | Online |
| Cost: | Free |
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) will co-host a roundtable, “Ukraine’s Refugees in Europe – Needs, Policies and Responses”.
Since February 24, 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, approximately 10 mil. Ukrainians have been displaced, with more than 4 mil. sheltering in the neighbouring European countries. According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Commissioner, Filippo Grandi, this is 鈥渢he fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.鈥
This roundtable brings together experts from Europe and Canada to discuss the current situation of Ukrainian refugees, the responses of the European Union and Canada to the ongoing humanitarian crisis, and possible lessons learned from other conflicts with recent mass migration.
This panel of experts will include:
- Maciej Duszczyk, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw
- Masa Kateb, Advisor, Refugee Advisory Network of Canada
- James Milner, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 杏吧原创 University
- Saime Ozcurumez, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bilkent University
- Agnieszka Weinar, Adjunct Research Professor, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, 杏吧原创 University (as moderator)
- Catherine Woollard, Director, European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Registration is required for this event. Please complete the registration at the EURUS event page here.
Registrants will receive a confirmation email and a Zoom link shortly before the event.
This event is co-hosted by the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at 杏吧原创 University. This is an activity of the聽Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at the Centre for European Studies with the support of the聽聽of the European Union and聽杏吧原创 University.

