Ioannis (John) M. Nomikos (RIEAS Director) participated in the panels on: "The meaning of democracy in the EU: 29 shades of grey", "Reforming the EU: Managing centripetal and centrifugal forces", and "Beyond the Dublin System: A new common European Asylum Scheme?" organized by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) at IDEAS LAB, "An EU Fit for Purpose?" on 25-26 February 2016 in Brussels, Belgium.