This was the second part of the two-lecture series on migration. Last lecture covered introduction, political metaphors of EU and migration, some basic terminology, and facts and figures about origins, destinations, points of entry, volume of immigration to the EU, asylum procedure and outcome statistics. This lecture focused on how member states (on the cases of Greece and Italy) process asylum applications, the role of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), and the EU's approach to migration, namely the political, security, and military toolboxes. We also briefly discussed the essay - its formal and content requirements and the remaining questions students had.

The regular Europe as a Global Actor class returned after the Easter break with a lecture on migration. This was the first part of the two-lecture series on migration, convering introduction, political metaphors of EU and migration, some basic terminology, and facts and figures about origins, destinations, points of entry, and volume of immigration to the EU. We also looked at the asylum procedure and outcome statistics by country of origin and country of application.

The regular Europe as a Global Actor class returned after the Easter break with a lecture on migration. This was the first part of the two-lecture series on migration, convering introduction, political metaphors of EU and migration, some basic terminology, and facts and figures about origins, destinations, points of entry, and volume of immigration to the EU. We also looked at the asylum procedure and outcome statistics by country of origin and country of application.

The regular Europe as a Global Actor class was replaced (substituted) by the conference on NATO's 73rd anniversary, which discussed the upcoming strategic concept. The event took place on 4 April (7pm) in the Auditorium JJ Laginha (Building I - Sedas Nunes). Organized in partnership with CPA-YATA and the Master's in International Studies (ESPP-Iscte), the event featured Ana Isabel Xavier (CEI-Iscte, OBSERVARE-UAL), director Luís Nuno Rodrigues (CEI-Iscte), Marcos Perestrello (CPA, National Assembly) and Raquel Vaz Pinto (IPRI-NOVA) as speakers; and Francisco Nobre (AJPA) as moderator.