{"id":9306,"date":"2026-04-16T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inv.si\/?post_type=events&p=9306"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:41:07","slug":"lecture-from-tamasa-molnarja-phd","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/inv.si\/en\/events\/lecture-from-tamasa-molnarja-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture from Tam\u00e1sa Moln\u00e1rja, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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On Thursday, April 16, 2026, the Institute for Ethnic Studies (INV) hosted Dr. Tam\u00e1s Moln\u00e1r, <\/strong>who gave a lecture on the topic Key pressing migration-related fundamental rights challenges in Europe: rights protection under the pressure of power?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The lecture addressed the European Union\u2019s commitment to fundamental rights within its borders. With the \u201cmigration and refugee crisis<\/em>,\u201d attention in Europe shifted from the interior of the European Union to its borders in 2015\u20132016, which clearly highlighted the challenges in respecting the human rights of those arriving at the EU\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n

Despite improvements, challenges in the areas of legislation, policy, practice, and attitudes remain, as more and more people are crossing\u2014or attempting to cross\u2014the EU\u2019s borders. Deaths and disappearances at sea continue. Overcrowded and inadequate reception centers still exist. Concerns regarding the protection of unaccompanied children persist. Reports of serious and systematic violations of fundamental rights at the EU\u2019s external borders continue to emerge, requiring decisive action to ensure the protection of these rights, for example through border control mechanisms coupled with prompt and effective investigations into violations.<\/p>\n

However, current developments point in a different direction. The artificial perpetuation of the crisis and the instrumentalization of migrants as a form of \u201chybrid threat\u201d by some of the EU\u2019s eastern neighbors in recent years has given member states new impetus to adopt measures that deviate from fundamental rights, such as the right to asylum and the prohibition of refoulement.<\/p>\n

The lecturer attempted to present and stimulate reflection on several key questions:<\/p>\n