Urban responses to refugees

Refugee flows, while not new, have sent many systems into shock over the last several years, creating tensions between states and their international obligations, as well as between national and local governments. Indeed, while cities and regions are often able to demonstrate resilience on the surface, issues of finance, governance, integration and urban planning are all linked to local systems which are being tested in ways for which they were not designed. Welcoming remarks by: Hande Bozatlı, Honorary President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) Speakers included: Magnus Berntsson, President of the Region of Västra Götaland, Sweden Rainer Münz, Adviser on Migration and Demography at the European Commission Political Strategy Centre Kati Piri, Member of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep, Turkey Moderated by Dharmendra Kanani, Director of Strategy at Friends of Europe