The European Union faces one of its greatest challenges: the massive migratory flows converging on it from the south and east. The pressure generated has created insecurity and dissatisfaction in many nations and also put the relations between EU member states in crisis. How can this great challenge be faced and won?

The Identity and Democracy Foundation (of which the Machiavelli Center for Political and Strategic Studies is a member) is promoting this international conference in Rome, Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Grand Hotel Palatino on Via Cavour 213/M.

Speakers from Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Hungary will discuss how to strengthen the EU's external borders, ensure solidarity among member states, counter illegal immigration, reduce insecurity, dissuade migrants and countries of origin, and address Europe's legal and demographic vulnerabilities.

The official languages of the event are Italian and English. Simultaneous translation will be available for all presentations. A refreshment will be offered at the end of the conference. The ID Foundation is partly funded by the European Parliament and has sole responsibility for this conference.

To participate, registration is required via the email address indicated in the program (downloadable in pdf: ITA | ENG).

Full program:

Introduction: Demographic situation of Europe

Nicolas Pouvreau-Monti
Co-founder of the Immigration and Demography Observatory, France

Panel 1: EU external border strenghtening and member states solidarity

Guglielmo Picchi
Director for International relations, Machiavelli Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Italy

Ruben Pulido
Political analyst specialized in immigration issues, Spain

Panel 2: Illegal immigration and security

Giovanni Giacalone
Research Fellow of the Machiavelli Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Italy

Patrik Torok
Policy advisor to the Foundation for a Civic Hungary, Hungary

Panel 3: Relations with the country of origin

Lorenzo Bernasconi
Research Fellow of the Machiavelli Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Italy

Jacek Wilik
President of the Adam Smith Libertatis Foundation, Poland

Panel 4: Europe's blind spots

Gunnar Beck
MEP of the Alternative fur Deutschland and vice-president of the ID Group, Germany

Daniele Scalea
Chairman of the Machiavelli Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Italy