The EU’s response to post-Assad Syria faces challenges balancing humanitarian needs, migration policy, and the country’s stabilisation and reconstruction. Domestic politics and short-term considerations risk prioritising and hastening returns, while coordinated and balanced approaches could play crucial roles in stabilising Syria and fostering long-term development, writes EESC Info’s surprise guest Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, a top migration expert at the European Policy Centre.

Alberto-Horst Neidhardt is a Senior Policy Analyst and Head of the European Diversity and Migration programme at the European Policy Centre (EPC). He works on asylum and migration law and policies, EU citizens’ rights, disinformation, and the politics of migration. He obtained a PhD in EU law from the European University Institute. He lectures at the Catholic University of Lille on migration and mobility policies, EU governance and ethical policymaking.