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European Union Civil Service Law
In our conference we will discuss recent developments in the case law of the General Court and look in more detail at specific issues regarding civil service litigation in the EU, including those which are currently on the agenda. The conference will also provide an opportunity for debate and a critical assessment of this case law among the key actors concerned.
Since 2012, EIPA’s European Centre for Judges and Lawyers (ECJL) in Luxembourg has held annual conferences on the theme ‘European Union Civil Service Law’. These events have been a great success and attract the enthusiasm of many participants, including judges from the General Court, legal representatives of the European institutions, university professors and lawyers specialised in this field every year. In light of this, EIPA wishes to repeat the experience by organising the 15th Annual Conference. This will be an occasion to explore some of the recent developments in both substantive and procedural law.
The conference is geared towards civil servants and officials of the EU institutions, bodies and agencies who are responsible for legal aspects of human resources management; members of trade unions of the EU institutions; lawyers specialised in EU civil service litigation; national experts of civil service law; as well as officials of international, non-EU organisations who are responsible for staff matters.
What you will learn:
The programme of this year’s conference will comment and discuss, inter alia, the following topics:
- Rights and obligations of civil servants and agents: update on recent case law;
- Overview of substantive and procedural EU civil service law developments;
- Recent case law on conflict of interests
- EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and its impact on civil service law and policies of the EU institutions
- Conflict of interests in EU Civil Service Law
- Whistleblower protection whithin the European Institutions
(Additional topics will be announced shortly)
Course methodology:
Leading experts in the field (justice professionals, lawyers and legal counsellors, EU officials, etc) will analyse a series of contents proposed by the programme. Ample discussions session will feature in the programme to allow for questions and debate. Moreover, the social elements in the programme (meals, evening cocktail, etc) will be excellent opportunities for professional networking.
The aim of the conference is twofold: first, to inform participants about recent developments in the case law of the General Court and to look in more detail at specific issues regarding civil service litigation in the EU, including those which are currently on the agenda; and secondly, to provide scope for a debate and a critical assessment of this case law among the key actors concerned, namely judges, lawyers and staff of the institutions.
- Civil servants and officials of the EU institutions;
- Bodies and agencies who are responsible for legal aspects of human resources management;
- Members of trade unions of the EU institutions;
- Lawyers specialised in EU civil service litigation;
- National experts of civil service law as well as officials of international institutes;
- Non-EU organisations responsible for human resources management.
Project number: 2550601
Course venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Brussels City
Ginestestraat 3 / Rue Gineste, 1210 Brussels, Belgium
Programme Organiser
Ms Elisa Dolci
Tel: +352 691 108 038
e.dolci@eipa.eu
Fee
The fee includes documentation, refreshments, a lunch and a cocktail. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.
Discounts
EIPA member fee
EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.
Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden.
For all other participants, the regular fee applies.
Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.
Loyalty coupon
As a token of appreciation we offer all our participants a loyalty coupon for one of our future courses. The offer can be shared with colleagues and relevant networks. The coupon will expire one year after its release. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts, except for the EIPA member fee.
Meals
Dietary preferences can be indicated on the registration form.
Hotel
EIPA has negotiated a special rate at the hotel hosting the conference for the nights of 19, 20, and 21 November for participants. More details will be shared by email after registration. Kindly note that bookings must be made before 19 October.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.
Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 2 weeks before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).
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Programme
| 14.00 | Welcome and introduction to the conference Presentation of the programme (including the objectives and the methodology) and the speakers Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz, Senior Lecturer, EIPA Luxembourg – European Centre for Judges and Lawyers |
| GENERAL ASPECTS | |
| 14.15 | Rights and obligations of civil servants and agents: update on recent case law Inga Reine, Judge, General Court, Court of Justice of the EU |
| 15.00 | Q & A |
| 15.15 | Coffee Break |
| 15.45 | Overview of substantive EU civil service law developments Julian Currall, Barrister, Alber & Geiger, Brussels, former Principal Legal Adviser – Legal Service and Director of the ECS Team, European Commission, Brussels |
| 16.30 | Q & A |
| 16.45 | Recent developments in procedural EU civil service law Julian Currall |
| 17.30 | Q & A |
| 17.45 | End of the first day followed by a cocktail |
| PARTICULAR ISSUES | |
| 09.00 | The EU’s accession to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) – Impact on civil service law and policies of the EU institutions Birgit Schaefer, Principal Manager, Legal matters, European Court of Auditors |
| 09.45 | Q & A |
| 10.00 | Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Discrimination: Insights from the EMA’s Experience Nathalie Rampal-Olmedo, Head of Department, Staff Regulations and Support, Administration and Corporate Governance, European Medicines Agency |
| 10.45 | Q & A |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.30 | Conflicts of Interest in EU Civil Service Law: Recent Case Law and Practical Insights Thierry Bontinck and Anaïs Guillerme, Avocats in Brussels and Paris, Daldewolf |
| 12.30 | Q & A |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Whistleblower Protection within the EU Institutions Laure Levi, Avocat at the Brussels Bar, Lallemand Legros & Joyn, lawyers, Scientific Associate at the Institute of European Studies of the University of Brussels |
| 14.45 | Q & A |
| 15.00 | Coffee Break |
| 15.30 | Title of the intervention to be confirmed Anna Duron, Avocat at the Paris Bar, Ashurst, Brussels |
| 16.15 | Q & A |
| 16.30 | Final Conclusions and end of the conference |