Roundtable Discussion with Roberta Metsola, Ruben Wissing and Benoit Dhondt
On 18 November, we were pleased to host a very successful roundtable discussion on “The Refugee Crisis – What Role for EU Law v Politics?” at Las Castanuelas, a beautiful Spanish restaurant that provided superb tapas for the guests of the evening. We enjoyed a particularly thorough and rigorous debate on the topic- started off by insightful and thought-provoking opening statements by the speakers, as well as their knowledgeable comments that sustained the animated debate throughout the evening. We are very grateful to Roberta Metsola (MEP (EPP), Member Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee), Michael Niejahr (Representative from the European Commission), Ruben Wissing (Head of Legal & Politics, Belgian Refugee Council, CBAR-BCHV) and Benoit Dhondt (practising lawyer, Verstrepen – Chabot, Antwerp, specialising in migration and human rights law) for bringing the engaging debate to the table for the evening. A further thanks must be given to Nina Niejahr (Coordinator of the Friends of ERA Brussels Chapter), without whom the evening would not have been made possible.
We were especially delighted not only by the quality of debate, but also by the large number of participants who attended. We look forward to inviting the attendees and anyone else interested to future events with the Friends of ERA Brussels Chapter.