About this course

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 significant:

• in offering a first-time interpretation on certain EU legal instruments;
• For giving new meaning to existing legal rules;
• On adapting or re-examining past jurisprudence.

This year, the program features a number of key decisions in the field of the Rule of Law (access to justice and right to an effective judicial remedy), the EU procedural law (first interpretation and application of art.260,3 TFEU), the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (direct effect of the Charter provisions), EU citizenship and fundamental EU law principles and the law governing the EU institutions.

It also presents an analysis of major recent judgements in a number of selected policy areas such as the internal market and the free movement of persons (equal treatment and financial aid for higher education studies), competition (private enforcement of competition law), consumer protection (information requirements in distance and off-premises contracts), environment and health protection (pollutant emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles), working relations and social affairs (duration of daily working time), transport (air passenger rights), banking law and European civil service law.

The program is completed with a discussion of Court’s most recent rulings in external relations (compatibility of International business law with EU law; competence for the adoption of decisions in the context of international treaties) and in the various facets of the area of freedom of security and justice (capacity to issue a European Arrest Warrant and the requirement of independence).

How will it help you?

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.

Who will benefit most?

• Legal professionals within the public and private sectors
• Officials of EU institutions and agencies
• National civil servants and persons working on EU law issues
• Judicial professionals
• Law enforcement officers
• Academics
• Others who are interested in EU legal issues in general, and in the main rulings delivered by the European Courts in particular.

 Court judgements, subject to change, to be addressed include:

• Judgement in Case C-619/18, Commission v Poland
• Judgement in Case T-544/13 RENV, Dyson ltd v Commission
• Judgement in Case C-543/17, Commission v Belgium
• Judgement in Case C-410/18, Nicolas Aubriet v Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
• Judgements in Cases C-724/17, Vantaan kaupunki v Skanske Industrial Solutions Oy and C-637/17, Cogeco Communications Inc. v Sport TV Portugal SA
• Judgement in Case C-649/17, Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände – Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. v Amazon EU
• Judgment in joined Cases T-339/16, Ville de Paris v Commission, T-352/16, Ville de Bruxelles v Commission and T-391/16, Ayuntamiento de Madrid v Commission
• Judgment in Case C-55/18, Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE
• Judgments in Cases C-501/17, Germanwings v Wolfgang Pauels, C-163/18, HQ and Others v Aegean Airlines and C-502/18, CS and Others v České aerolinie a.s
• Judgment in Joined Cases C-626/15 and C-659/16, Commission v Council (Antarctic MPAs)
• Opinion 1/17, EU – Canada CET Agreement
• Judgments in Joined Cases C-508/18, OG (Public Prosecutor’s office of Lübeck) and C-82/19 PPU PI, (Public Prosecutor’s office of Zwickau) and in Case C-509/18 PF, (Prosecutor General of Lithuania)

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

What you will learn in this course

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.

Court judgements, subject to change, to be addressed include:

• Judgement in Case C-619/18, Commission v Poland
• Judgement in Case T-544/13 RENV, Dyson ltd v Commission
• Judgement in Case C-543/17, Commission v Belgium
• Judgement in Case C-410/18, Nicolas Aubriet v Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
• Judgements in Cases C-724/17, Vantaan kaupunki v Skanske Industrial Solutions Oy and C-637/17, Cogeco Communications Inc. v Sport TV Portugal SA
• Judgement in Case C-649/17, Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände – Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. v Amazon EU
• Judgment in joined Cases T-339/16, Ville de Paris v Commission, T-352/16, Ville de Bruxelles v Commission and T-391/16, Ayuntamiento de Madrid v Commission
• Judgment in Case C-55/18, Federación de Servicios de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) v Deutsche Bank SAE
• Judgments in Cases C-501/17, Germanwings v Wolfgang Pauels, C-163/18, HQ and Others v Aegean Airlines and C-502/18, CS and Others v České aerolinie a.s
• Judgment in Joined Cases C-626/15 and C-659/16, Commission v Council (Antarctic MPAs)
• Opinion 1/17, EU – Canada CET Agreement
• Judgments in Joined Cases C-508/18, OG (Public Prosecutor’s office of Lübeck) and C-82/19 PPU PI, (Public Prosecutor’s office of Zwickau) and in Case C-509/18 PF, (Prosecutor General of Lithuania)

Practical information

Course venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers – EIPA Luxembourg
8 rue Nicolas Adames
1114 Luxembourg

Programme Organiser
Ms Stéphanie Gemnig Comodi
Tel: +352 426 230 301
s.gemnig@eipa.eu

Fee
The fee includes documentation and refreshments. Lunches, a reception or dinner are included if mentioned in the programme. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.

Discounts
EIPA offers a 10% discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.

Early bird discount
For this conference EIPA offers an early bird discount of 50 euro. The early bird deadline is 24 October 2019.

Interpretation
We offer this conference with French simultaneous interpretation, if at least six participants indicate their interest in advance. Please indicate your interest under ‘additional information’ when registering.

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, United Kingdom.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Meals
Special dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic) can be indicated once you receive the confirmation of the seminar.

Hotel reservations

EIPA has special price arrangements with a number of hotels. All rates are including breakfast and tourist tax. Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please book directly via the links below. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel upon checking out. At the time of booking, please mention in the requested field the reservation code: EIPA, unless indicated otherwise.

Kirchberg

• Hotel Novotel Kirchberg****, at the rate of €165, tel.: +352 429848-1; booking page: accorhotels.com (Company ID: SC000002048 – Access Code: IN281LU654).
• Hotel Melia****, via melia.com (booking code: 01350007ZKC), via tel.: +352 27 33 32 06 or via e-mail: reservations.melia.luxembourg@melia.com
• Hotel D’Coque*** via http://www.coque.lu/reservation-dhotel-en-ligne, tel.: +352 43 60 60 222

City Centre

• Hotel Simoncini****, at the rate of €180, : +352 22 28 44; e-mail: simhotel@pt.lu or simoncinihotel@pt.lu; www.hotelsimoncini.lu.
• Hotel Français***, at the rate of €140 tel.: +352 47 45 34; e-mail: info@hotelfrancais.lu; hotelfrancais.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).
• Hotel Parc Plaza****, at the rate of €152, (Reservation code: EIPA0118). E-mail: https://www.goereshotels.com/parc-plaza-en
• Hotel Parc Bellevue***, at the rate of €108, (Reservation code: EIPA0118). E-mail: https://www.goereshotels.com/belle-vue-en
• : +352 44 23 23 23 23; e-mail: reservation@goereshotels.com www.goereshotels.com
• Hotel Domus***, at the rate of between €120 and €155,: +352 46 78 78 1; fax: +352 46 78 79; e-mail: info@domus.lu; www.domus.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).

Railway Station Area

• Hotel City****, at the rate of €189 (Monday to Thursday) and €150 (Friday to Sunday), tel.: +352 29 11 22; e-mail: mail@cityhotel.lu; cityhotel.lu (Reservation code: EIPA)

Surroundings

• Hotel Légère Premium****, at the rate of €160, : +352 49 00 06/507/505; e-mail: reservations.luxembourg@legere-hotels-online.com; www.legere-hotels-online.com (Reservation code: LHLEIP19) – Shuttle Service as per schedule

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.).