16:00-16:05 Welcoming and presentation

Professor Jan De Volder, Secretary General of Sant’Egidio BXL Europe

Fr Manuel Barrios Prieto, Secretary General of COMECE

16:05 -16:35 Testimonies of migrants and hosting communities

How have you overcome the difficulties when com ing to Europe in the journey, upon arrival and in the path to become an active actor in the hosting society?

Mathieu & Arlette

16:35-16:55 How the EU supports and should support migrants’ resilience?

How do you, regardless of political affiliation or mandate, react to these experiences? What may be done to include migrants and refugees in policy making and integration plans?

MEP Javier Zarzalejos, Member of the LIBE Committee,EPP

MEP Damian Boeselager, Member of the AFCO Committee & Substitute of the LIBE Committee, Greens

16:55 -17:15 A visual snapshot of daily life for migrants in Greece

What are the roles of agency, dignity and a sense of normality in building resilience? A commentary accompanied by the display of selected pictures from migrant settlements in Greece.

Dr. Alkisti Alevropulou-Malli, academic and freelance humanitarian photographer. Co-author of “Idomeni–Waiting for Home”

17:15-17:25 Questions and Answers

17:25-17:30 Concluding remarks