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The aim of the information day was to provide an overview of the most significant changes accompanying the pact in Estonian and European Union practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the event, presentations were delivered by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), Ministry of the Interior, the Representation of the European Commission in Estonia, the Police and Border Guard Board, the Ministry of Culture, the Social Insurance Board, eu-LISA, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The presentations were delivered in Estonian, with the exeption of presentations by EUAA and eu-LISA which were held in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event took place at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Information Day was moderated by <strong>Evelyn Kaldoja<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Varjupaiga  ja ra\u0308ndehalduse reformi infopa\u0308ev 10 02 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/62Wq1HeSFKk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>08:45\u201309:15<\/strong> <strong>Registration and welcome coffee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>09:15\u201309:20<\/strong> <strong>Opening remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>09:20\u201309:45<\/strong> <strong>Joosep Kaasik, Ministry of the Interior<\/strong><br>The Ministry of the Interior provided an overview of the most significant changes introduced with the pact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>09:45\u201310:10<\/strong> <strong>Ave Schank-Lukas, Representation of the European Commission in Estonia<\/strong><br>The Representation of the European Commission in Estonia explained why the pact is being implemented and outline the current state of play in the Member States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>10:10\u201310:30<\/strong> <strong>Liis Valk, the Police and Border Guard Board<\/strong><br>The Police and Border Guard Board presented the national implementation plan from their perspective, the crisis and resilience plan, and the asylum border procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>10:30\u201310:50<\/strong> <strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10:50\u201311:10<\/strong> <strong>Lorenzo Rinaldi, eu-LISA (in English)<\/strong><br>eu-LISA presented the Eurodac and other IT developments related to the pact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>11:10\u201312:30<\/strong> <strong>Darja&nbsp;Pokrivac, Pietro&nbsp;Orfei (online),&nbsp;EUAA (in English)<\/strong><br>Presentation of the EUAA Pact Programme and Database on International Protection in Europe (DIP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>12:30-13:30<\/strong> <strong>Lunch <\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>13:30-13:50<\/strong> <strong>Liis Paloots, Social Insurance Board<\/strong><br>The Social Insurance Board presented changes related to the reception of applicants for international protection, as well as changes concerning unaccompanied minors and vulnerable persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>13:50-14:00<\/strong> <strong>Margarita K\u00e4llo, Ministry of Culture<\/strong><br>The Ministry of Culture presented the adaptation programme targeted at applicants for international protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>14:00-14:30<\/strong> <strong>Aivar Krupp, Police and Border Guard Board<\/strong><br>The Police and Border Guard Board presented changes related to the detention centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>14:30-14:50<\/strong> <strong>Olga S\u00f5tnik, UNHCR<\/strong><br>UNHCR presented the organisation&#8217;s view on the necessity of the pact and UNHCR&#8217;s recommendations to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>14:50-15:00<\/strong> <strong>Closing remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second Information Day on the Pact on Migration and Asylum organised by EMN Estonia and the Ministry of the Interior took place on 10 February 2026. 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