This annual conference reviews and comments on a selected number of judicial decisions issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union during the past 12 months.
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This annual conference reviews and comments on a selected number of judicial decisions issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union during the past 12 months.
This annual conference reviews and comments on a selected number of judicial decisions issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union during the past 12 months. These judicial decisions are regarded as significant for:
The program of this new edition will feature a number of key decisions in the field of the Rule of Law, the EU legal system and procedural law and on the application and interpretation of fundamental EU law principles.
It will also present an analysis of major recent judgements on substantive EU law matters such economic and monetary policy, employment and social affairs, taxation and competition. The program will then move on to discuss Court’s key rulings in external relations and the area of freedom of security and justice. The conference will conclude with a description of how the Court and its work adapted to the particular contingencies of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Course methodology
The conference will be delivered online by means of live streaming days via Zoom.
The various sessions proposed by the conference will be conducted by experts providing presentations on key topics. All sessions will be followed by Q&A sessions allowing for the exchange of ideas, and discussion time where participants will have the opportunity to share professional experiences.
Gain an expert insight into the most recent law of the Court and keep abreast of the latest legal developments of the EU by joining our conference!
Speakers
Daniel Sarmiento, Professor of EU Law, Universidad Complutense, Madrid & EU Law Live, Editor in Chief, Madrid
Pekka Pohjankoski, Faculty of Law, Helsinki Rule of Law Forum, University of Helsinki
Sara Iglesias Sánchez, Professor of Administrative and EU law, Universidad Complutense, Madrid and former Legal Secretary Chamber of Advocate-General Michal Bobek, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg
Adam Łazowski, Professor of EU Law, Department of Advanced Legal Studies, Westminster Law School, University of Westminster
Matthieu Chavrier, Legal Adviser, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union, Brussels
Jeno Czuczai, Adviser, DG General and Institutional Policy (currently seconded to the Cabinet/GIP), Brussels
Dr. Ludovic Bernardeau, Legal Secretary, General Court of the European Union, chambers of Judge V. Valančius, Luxembourg
Jed Odermatt, Lecturer, The City Law School, Assistant Dean (Enterprise), City, University of London
Marc-André Gaudissart, Deputy Registrar, Court of Justice of the EU and visiting professor, at the University, Luxembourg
By analysing a selection of key rulings from different areas of EU law, the conference will enable you to understand how a number of fundamental decisions rendered by the Court in the course of the preceding months may potentially impact the legal development of the EU. Beyond the specific details of each case, the conference will also strive to identify general legal trends as well as potential directions for the future evolution of the Court’s case-law.
Online Course
For this online course we make use of Zoom
Programme Organiser
Ms Stéphanie Gemnig Comodi
Tel: +352 426 230 301
s.gemnig@eipa.eu
Discounts
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, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.
For all other participants, the regular fee applies.
Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with our discounts, except for the EIPA Member fee
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.
Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged € 50 for cancellations received within 7 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 1 week before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed.
08.30 | Registration of participants |
09.00 | Welcome and mutual introduction Juan Diego Ramírez-Cárdenas Díaz, Senior Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg |
09.15 | Keynote Address: The Case Law of the Court of Justice in times of COVID-19 Petra Jeney, Director, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg |
LEGAL ORDER OF THE EU | |
EU law principles | |
09.30 | Compatibility of the Disciplinary Regime for Judges in Poland with EU law
Daniel Sarmiento, Professor of EU Law, Universidad Complutense, Madrid & EU Law Live, Editor in Chief |
10.00 | Questions and answers |
10.15 | The Court elucidates the validity of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation
Pekka Sakari Pohjankoski, Faculty of Law, Helsinki Rule of Law Forum, University of Helsinki |
10.45 | Questions and answers |
11.00 | Break |
11.30 | Judicial reforms in Romania and supervision by the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM)
Sara Iglesias Sánchez, Professor of Administrative and EU law, Universidad Complutense, Madrid and former Legal Secretary Chamber of Advocate-General Michal Bobek, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg |
12.00 | Questions and answers |
Procedures before the EU Courts | |
12.15 | Locus standi of non-EU states to submit actions for annulment
Adam Łazowski, Professor of EU Law, Department of Advanced Legal Studies, Westminster Law School, University of Westminster |
12.45 | Questions and answers |
13.00 | Lunch |
SELECTED EU POLICIES | |
Economic and Monetary Policy | |
14.00 | The Court of Justice clarifies the nature of the Euro Group
Matthieu Chavrier, Legal Adviser, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union, Brussels |
14.30 | Questions and answers |
14.45 | Payment options in the Euro area
Martina Anzini, Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg |
15.15 | Questions and answers |
15.30 | End of Day 1 |
Employment and Social Affairs | |
09.00 | Applicability of the Working Time Directive to the activities of military personnel
Jeno Czuczai, Adviser, DG General and Institutional Policy (currently seconded to the Cabinet/GIP), Brussels |
09.30 | Questions and answers |
Taxation | |
09.45 | Direct taxation : consolidating the framing of member States sovereignty
Dr. Ludovic Bernardeau, Legal Secretary, General Court of the European Union, chambers of Judge V. Valančius |
10.15 | Questions and answers |
10.30 | Coffee break |
Competition | |
11.00 | The General Court upholds the Commission’s fine of €2.42 billion imposed on Google for abuse of its dominant position
Godefroy de Moncuit, Lecturer, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg |
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE | |
Visa, asylum and immigration | |
11.45 | Policies on border checks, asylum and immigration
Petra Jeney, Director, European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg |
12.15 | Questions and answers |
12.30 | Lunch |
EXTERNAL RELATIONS | |
Trade | |
13.30 | Annulment of Council decisions and preservation of the legal certainty of the EU’s international commitments
Jed Odermatt, Lecturer, The City Law School, Assistant Dean (Enterprise), City, University of London |
14.00 | Questions and answers |
EPILOGUE | |
14.45 | The work of the Court of Justice of the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic situation
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15.15 | Questions and answers |
15.30 | END OF CONFERENCE |