The seminar was addressed to a broad audience, including legal practitioners, researchers in EU studies, academics, students of economic, legal and political disciplines, local, regional and national authorities, opinion leaders and the civil society. The speakers of the seminar were distinguished university professors, academics, researchers, and lawyers.

More specifically, the speakers were:

• Associate Professor D. Anagnostopoulou, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Academic Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Project EUVaDis, Director of the UNESCO Chair “Intercultural Policy active citizenship and solidarity”
• Professor D. Skiadas, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Jean Monnet Chair “EU Budgetary Governance and Audit” 
• Associate Professor I. Papadopoulos, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia, Head of the Research Unit “European Policies and Democracy” 
• Dr. N. Gaitenidis, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia 
• Associate Professor L. Papadopoulou, Law School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Academic Coordinator of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence “European Constitutionalism and Religion(s)” 
• Associate Professor I. Papageorgiou, School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 
• Assistant Professor N. Panagiotou, Department of Journalism and Mass Media Communication, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 
• Professor A.S. Lind, Department of Law, University of Uppsala 
• Professor R. Harding, Law School, University of Birmingham 
• Lecturer N. Vavoula, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London 
• Dr. D. Rajska, University of Utrecht 
• Dr. E. Koutsouraki, Hellenic Council for Refugees