MCEL welcomes new member Sergio Carrera
Sergio Carrera has worked at Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels since 2002, where he coordinates the Justice and Home Affairs Research Programme. Carrera is also Associate Professor/Senior Researcher at the Department of European Law in the Faculty of Law of the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. He holds a PhD on European Law at the University of Maastricht (the Netherlands) and has published widely on EU justice and home affairs law and policies. He has co-edited several volumes and authored numerous academic articles in recognized national and international scientific (peer-reviewed) journals and books. His main research interests are on EU justice and home affairs (JHA) law and policy, with particular focus on migration, citizenship and borders policies, and the role of the various EU institutional actors in shaping justice and home affairs priorities and outputs. Carrera is external expert and has written numerous studies for the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Fundamental Rights Agency and the Committee of the Regions. More information on his current research activities here.

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