The Refugee Crisis and Its Humanitarian and Political Implications to the Balkans

The third annual conference of the SEEU’s Max van der Stoel Institute

“THE REFUGEE CRISIS AND ITS HUMANITARIAN AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS TO THE BALKANS”

Tuesday, 17 May 2016

South East European University – Tetovo Campus

BDC Conference Room

Organized by: Max van der Stoel Institute of the South East European University in cooperation with Polish Embassy in the Republic of Macedonia

Working languages: English

DRAFT CONFERENCE AGENDA

09:30 Registration of participants

10:00 Opening and welcome remarks

●  Zamir Dika, PhD - Rector of the South East European University

●  HE Jacek Multanowski - Ambassador of Poland to the Republic of Macedonia

●  Veton Latifi, PhD - Director of the SEEU’s Max van der Stoel Institute

10:10 Keynote speech: "The Balkans today: The security and political challenges following the refugee crisis"

·  Adam Balcer - Center for East European Studies (Poland)

10:30 Panel Session 1 – "The political implications of refugee crisis to the Balkans and the European Union"

·  Elena Andreevska, PhD - Dean, Faculty PAPS, South East European University

·  Spyridon Sfetas, PhD - Faculty of Philosophy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (TBC)

·  Suzana Saliu – Director, Crisis Management Center, Skopje

·  Ivanka Dodovska, PhD - Law Faculty, University St. Cyril &Methodius, Skopje

·  Grida Duma, PhD - University of Tirana (Albania)

·  Abdulla Azizi, PhD - South East European University, Tetovo

·  Maja Muhic, PhD - Faculty of Languages, Culture and Communication, SEEU, Tetovo

Moderator: Veli Kreci, PhD - Faculty of PAPS, SEEU

12:00 Coffee Break

12:30 Panel Session 2- “Humanitarian and legal aspects of the refugee crisis and the Balkans”

·  Sasho Georgievski, PhD - Professor, Law Faculty, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje

·  Besa Arifi, PhD - Law Faculty, SEEU, Tetovo

·  Zoran Drangovski, MYLA, Skopje

·  Mariana Stamova, PhD - Institute for Balkan Studies and Center for Thracology, Sofia

·  Veli Kreci, PhD - Faculty of PAPS, SEEU

·  Albana Metaj-Stojanova, MA - Law Faculty, SEEU, Tetovo

13:30 Lunch (Restaurant, SEEU Campus)

14:30 Panel Session 3 – “The field work and the role of international organizations regarding the refugee crisis along Balkan corridor”

·  Arbab Muhammad Tahir - Programme Officer, UNHCR

·  Bernd Burwitz - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

·  Vanja Mirkovski - International Organization for Migration (IOM),Skopje

·  Bekim Nuhija, PhD - Law Faculty, SEEU, Tetovo

·  Ivan Kocovski - Macedonian Young Lawyers Association, Skopje

Moderator: Benjamin Keatinge, PhD – Dean, Faculty of Languages, Cultures and Communication, South East European University

15:30 Discussion

16:00 Closing Remarks - Representative from Max van der Stoel Institute (SEEU)