The catastrophic fire at the Moria camp on Lesbos brought international attention to the plight of thousands of migrants stranded there. Experts agreed that the fire was devastating but entirely predictable: a squalid camp with over four times the amount of people it could safely host; a local population expected to shoulder the responsibility for EU policy; legitimate fears about COVID-19 in the camp and on the island; and a toxic cocktail of nationalism, conspiracy, and fear mongering.
On Wednesday, September 23, the European Commission present a long-delayed plan to overhaul EU migration and asylum policy, with new urgency created by the fire. This conversation examined what is next for Moria and the implications of the EU’s new policy.
Speakers
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Selmin Hava Caliskan
Speaker
Until May 2023, Selmin Çalışkan was director of Institutional Relations for the Open Society Europe and Eurasia Program
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Manos Moschopoulos
Unit Manager
Manos Moschopoulos is a unit manager with Open Society–Europe and Central Asia.
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Giulia Laganà
Moderator
Giulia Laganà is a senior policy analyst with the Open Society Europe and Eurasia Program.
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Noor Nehad
Speaker
Noor Nehad is a former resident of the Moria refugee camp.
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