First dialogue of the program lunched by Istituto Luigi Sturzo and Brussels Office of the Hanns Seidel Foundation are promoting an online policy dialogue series to provide an opportunity to promote and facilitate political dialogue among relevant political actors on questions related to the new pact of migration and asylum..

The first meeting “The new Pact on Migration and Asylum – How can we succeed?”, had as speakers:

• Markus FERBER, MEP, Chairman of the Hanns Seidel Foundation; Coordinator of the EPP Group in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

• Prof. Nicola ANTONETTI, President of the Luigi Sturzo Institute

• Jeroen LENAERS, MEP, Coordinator EPP-group, LIBE committee, European Parliament
• Nina GREGORI, Executive Director, European Asylum Support Office (EASO)
• Natasha BERTAUD, Deputy Head of Cabinet, Vice-President Schinas, European Commission
• Vincenzo CELESTE, Director general for EU, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Chair: Dr. Loredana TEODORESCU, Head of EU and International Affairs, Luigi Sturzo Institute