International Conference
The Lisbon Treaty and the Future of European Constitutionalism
State: April 2, 2008
Date − Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 , 2008 Venue − European University Institute, Florence, Italy Villa la Fonte, Via Delle Fontanelle, 10, I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) Organisers − ECSA Austria, Vienna, AT − European University Institute – Law Department, Florence, IT − Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Florence, IT Working Language − English
Preliminary Programme Friday, April 11, 2008 − − − 9.15 a.m. Registration / Coffee 9.45 a.m. Welcome Addresses by the Director of the Robert Schuman-Centre, Stefano BARTOLINI, and the Head of the Law Department of the EUI, Ernst-Ulrich PETERSMANN 10.00 a.m. Panel 1: From Nice to Lisbon – Main Results of the Constitutional Process Chair − Pier Virgilio DASTOLI, European Commission Representation in Italy, Rome Speakers − José María BENEYTO, Instituto de Estudios Europeos, Madrid: From Nice to the Constitutional Treaty − Stefan GRILLER, Vienna University of Economics and BA: Fundamental Approach of the Lisbon Treaty – Is this a Constitution? − Hervé Bribosia, Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe, Luxembourg / University Paris 1, Panthéon Sorbonne: Institutional Provisions of the Constitutional Treaty / Lisbon Treaty Discussant − Pieter VAN NUFFEL, European Commission, Legal Service, Brussels 12.00 Lunch
Total speaking time (including discussant) < 75 minutes (20/20/20/15), time for plenary discussion > 45 minutes
ECSA Austria
c/o Europainstitut | wu | Althanstrasse 39-45 | A-1090 Vienna Phone +43/1/313 36 – 41 42 | E-Mail ecsa@wu-wien.ac.at | Web www2.wu-wien.ac.at/ecsa/
European University Institute – Law Department
Via Boccaccio 121 | I-50133 Firenze Phone +39/055/4685-034 | Web http://www.eui.eu/LAW/
1.30 p.m. Panel 2: Constitutional Treaty and Lisbon Treaty – Part 1: Participation and Democracy Chair − Jean-Paul JACQUÉ, Council of the EU, Legal Service, Brussels Speakers − Bruno DE WITTE, European University Institute, Florence: Sources of Law and Law Making including the Mechanism for Qualified Majority Voting − Paul CRAIG, St. John’s College, University of Oxford: The Role of the European Parliament under the Lisbon Treaty Discussant: − Adrienne HÉRITIER, European University Institute, Florence 3.30 p.m. Coffee Break −
Total speaking time (including discussant) < 75 minutes (20/20/20/15), time for plenary discussion > 45 minutes.
4.00 p.m. Panel 3 Constitutional Treaty and Lisbon Treaty – Part 2: External Relations Chair − Pierre-Marie DUPUY, European University Institute, Florence* Speakers − Jan WOUTERS, Catholic University of Leuven: External Relations − Christine KADDOUS, University of Geneva: The High Representative for Foreign Affairs Discussant − Jean de RUYT, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the EU, Brussels 5.30 p.m. Coffee Break
Total speaking time (including discussant) < 50 minutes (20/20/10), time for plenary discussion > 40 minutes
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6.00 p.m. Panel 4: Constitutional Treaty and Lisbon Treaty – Part 3: Internal Affairs Chair − Giuliano AMATO, Minister of the Interior of Italy, Rome / European University Institute, Florence Speakers − Marcel KAU, University of Konstanz: Justice and Home Affairs − Ingolf PERNICE, Humboldt-University Berlin: The Charter of Fundamental Rights − Catherine BARNARD: Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK: The “Charter-opt-out” of the UK and Poland Discussant − Angelika HABLE, Federal Chancellery, Constitutional Law Service, Vienna
Total speaking time (including discussant) < 70 minutes (20/20/20/10), time for plenary discussion > 20 minutes
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Evening (from about 8.15 p.m. onwards): Viennese concert with ensuing reception**
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ECSA Austria
to be confirmed Please note the site of the concert, the so-called “refectorio”, at the Badia Fiesolana, Via Roccettini 9, I-50014 San Domenico di Fiesole
European University Institute – Law Department
Via Boccaccio 121 | I-50133 Firenze Phone +39/055/4685-034 | Web http://www.eui.eu/LAW/
c/o Europainstitut | wu | Althanstrasse 39-45 | A-1090 Vienna Phone +43/1/313 36 – 41 42 | E-Mail ecsa@wu-wien.ac.at | Web www2.wu-wien.ac.at/ecsa/
Saturday, April 12, 2008 − − 9.00 a.m. Coffee 9.30 a.m. Panel 5: Constitutional Treaty and Lisbon Treaty – Part 4: Economic- and Monetary-Policy-Issues Chair − Alexander WINTERSTEIN, European Commission, DG Competition, Brussels Speakers − Jean-Victor LOUIS, Free University of Brussels (emer.): Economic Policy under the Lisbon Treaty − Antonio SÁINZ DE VICUÑA, European Central Bank, DG Legal Services, Frankfurt: The Status of the ECB Discussant − Christoph HERRMANN, University of Munich 11.00 a.m. Coffee Break − 11.30 a.m. Panel 6: Ratifying the Lisbon Treaty and the Treaty’s Impact on the State of the Union Chair − Paolo PONZANO, European Commission, Secretariat-General Speakers − Florence DELOCHE-GAUDEZ, Centre d’études européennes de Sciences Po: Political Aspects of the Ratification Procedure* − Jacques ZILLER, European University Institute, Florence: Legal Aspects of the Ratification Procedure − Ernst-Ulrich PETERSMANN: The Reform Treaty and the Finality of Integration Discussant − Andrew DUFF, MEP 1.30 p.m. Lunch 3.00 p.m. End of the Conference
Total speaking time (including discussant) < 50 minutes (20/20/10), time for plenary discussion > 40 minutes
Total speaking time (including discussant) < 75 minutes (20/20/20/15), time for plenary discussion > 45 minutes
ECSA Austria
c/o Europainstitut | wu | Althanstrasse 39-45 | A-1090 Vienna Phone +43/1/313 36 – 41 42 | E-Mail ecsa@wu-wien.ac.at | Web www2.wu-wien.ac.at/ecsa/
European University Institute – Law Department
Via Boccaccio 121 | I-50133 Firenze Phone +39/055/4685-034 | Web http://www.eui.eu/LAW/