Migration and Borders: The report of the 3rd Forum Greater Region is online

The theme of the "Greater Region Forum" held on 14 March 2019 was "Migration and borders: between regulation and integration". At the third edition of the Forum organised this time under the scientific direction of Birte Nienaber (University of Luxembourg) and Piero Galloro (University of Lorraine), historic and contemporary migratory movements in the Greater Region were presented and discussed in the presence of the German and French ambassadors to Luxembourg as well as several experts on these subjects. They discussed the issues around tightening border controls and their influence on migratory movements, the integration measures taken in the regions of the Greater Region as well as the role of employment in integration and the advantages that the Greater Region can draw from immigration.

Their discussions highlighted the fact that migration and integration issues are strongly determined by national borders and are experienced in concrete terms at both the local and national levels. These issues are currently not taken into account at cross-border level in the Greater Region, and there are few real connections between the stakeholders in these fields.

You will find the more detailed report on the Forum here.