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
Conference materials
