EUROPE & BEYOND en President Juncker's first State of the Union OUR STORIES Capitales européennes #25 Octobre 2015 de la culture AU QUOTIDIEN La fonction publique européenne DOSSIER MIGRATION Putting Europe to the test CONTRIBUTEURS ANNONCES Isabel Coello Javier Medrano is Regional Information Officer for Jörg Wojahn est chargé de programme was for the last five The all-new My IntraComm! European Culture Forum – Talent West Africa in DG ECHO. Based in à la Délégation de l'UE au years the counsellor Dakar, she travels extensively to Bénin depuis 2011 où il responsible for all Coming soon to a desktop (or and creativity for a stronger and document humanitarian opera- s'occupe de la société Commission policies tions in the region. Before joining civile. Il a travaillé pré- in the EU Delegation tablet or smartphone) near you! more inclusive Europe ECHO, she worked as a foreign desk cédemment dans l'aide to Saudi Arabia. He is journalist, covering mainly Latin 1 November 2015 26-27 November 2015, Flagey, Brussels humanitaire dans diffé- now Head of the Com- America and Africa, where she al- rents pays d'Afrique cen- mission Representa- The European Culture so worked as a correspondent for trale et de l'Ouest. tion in Vienna. six years. Forum is a biennial flagship event uniting the sector’s key players and sparking Dr Giovanni Fracchia Åsa Jacob is Head of the Medical Service in Brussels works in Eurostat's Hu- debate on EU culture since 2005 and is responsible for the phy- man Resources Unit and policy and initiatives. The sical and mental health aspects of DG HR’s is part of its well-being 2015 edition of the Forum fit@work multiannual programme (2015- team. A keen sports- 19). 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Mogherini and Dimitris Avramopoulos give their as- According to the UNHCR's figures, by the end of sessment of the challenges and progress being made 2014 there were some 59.5 million forcibly displaced (pages 32-33). persons worldwide – 8.3 million more than in 2013. Both in the dossier (pages 42-43) and in the 'Europe Currently, Europe is feeling the effects as many fleeing & beyond' section (pages 18-19), we also look at some conflicts – notably in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq – and key examples of projects to address migration-related persecution elsewhere seek refuge, putting to the test conditions as part of the EU's external policy and de- Europe's relatively young asylum policy and EU Mem- velopment cooperation. ber States' political will to find a collective response. No doubt, action to address this "paradigm shift" Not only are human lives hanging in the balance, but and migratory flows will also require a concerted global so is the Schengen area's future. response. This month's dossier (pages 30-43) seeks to provide This issue also includes an exclusive interview with an overview of key elements of Europe's migration Norbert Lammert, President of Germany's Bundestag, policy, which has been taking shape over the last 15- to mark the 25th anniversary of German reunification 20 years. As a top priority, the Commission produced in (pages 14-15). SOMMAIRE MIGRATION PUTTING EUROPE TO THE TEST 10 18 20 26 06 POST OUR STORIES 22 30e anniversaire des Capitales 07 REGARDS européennes de la culture EUROPE & BEYOND 24 ICN Awards 2015 – DG DIGIT's communication revolution 08 Brèves 26 Professionals of the spoken word 10 President Juncker on the State of the Union 28 A diplomat's life in Saudi Arabia 12 Commissioner Bulc on transport AU QUOTIDIEN 14 Bundestagspräsident Norbert 44 La fonction publique européenne vue Lammert – 25 Jahre der deutschen de l'intérieur Wiedervereinigung 46 Améliorer les conditions de travail 18 La traite des enfants au Bénin 48 Se vacciner contre la grippe 20 Boko Haram in Nigeria 49 Making room for a healthier lifestyle 16 PHOTOS 50 Getting the best out of our data 52 In Memoriam – David Williamson 53 In Memoriam – Paolo Cecchini 53 Nominations Isabelle Violeta Norbert Karel Gloria Lorenzo Isabelle Stephen Gaudeul- Bulc Lammert Bartak Lerones Krauss Quest Ehrhart 12 14 22 22 24 24 26 Dossier 32 Interview with Frans Timmermans, Federica 5000 56 Mogherini, and Dimitris Avramopoulos 34 Facts and figures 36 Frontex missions 38 Asylum policy 40 Return policy 41 Legal migration 42 Development cooperation tackles GENERATIONS migration-related issues 54 Un nouveau président pour l'AIACE FREIZEIT 56 Europalia Turquie 30 Reflets d'une diversité culturelle 59 Brèves 60 Jeux 62 15th Anniversary European Day of Languages 63 Annonces Frans Federica Dimitris Marie-Hélène Jean-Luc Pedro Bernhard Timmermans Mogherini Avramopoulos Pradines Feugier Ortún Zepter 32 32 32 44 44 46 54 POST Working arrangements and fit@work (CEND #23, pages 48-50) As a manager, I share and promote ideas and values expressed in the article.