TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 7
TECHNICAL MEETING OF EXPERTS ............................................................................... 8
SESSION 1 – IDENTIFYING AND PROTECTING STATELESS PERSONS
IN EUROPE ..................................................................................................................... 8
I. Establishing and implementing statelessness determination procedures and
procedural guarantees, including access to legal aid and assessment of evidence ...... 9
II.
Access to residency and related rights for recognised stateless persons ............ 11
SESSION 2 – PREVENTING AND REDUCING STATELESSNESS IN EUROPE,
INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF
CHILDHOOD STATELESSNESS.................................................................................. 12
I. Implementing principles governing acquisition and deprivation of nationality and
related criteria – The role of judges and national authorities ....................................... 12
II.
Preventing childhood statelessness and ensuring child friendly procedures ........ 14
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FROM EXPERTS ............................................................ 17
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ................................................................................... 18
HIGH LEVEL PANEL: ERADICATING STATELESSNESS IN EUROPE: PROGRESS,
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES........................................................................ 19
SESSION 1 - RATIFICATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN CONVENTIONS ON STATELESSNESS – THE
ROLE OF STATES ........................................................................................................ 21
SESSION 2 - JOINING FORCES TO ERADICATE STATELESSNESS IN EUROPE ... 25
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX: Programme .................................................................................................. 28