28 - 31 May 2008 | Linz | AUSTRIA

     

Congress Programme

(This programme will be continously updated.)

General topics

General topic 1: Preparing the European Union for the Future? –
Necessary Revisions of Primary Law after the non-ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

General topic 2: The Modernisation of the European Competition Law –
First Experiences with Regulation 1/2003

General topic 3: The new Services Directive of the European Union –
Hopes and Expectations from the Angle of a (Further) Completion of the Internal Market

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Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Arrival of the participants, registration in the partner hotels or the Congress Centre (only for those not staying in a partner hotel) (Design Center Linz, Foyer)

3:00 p.m. Meeting of the Comité Directeur (Design Center Linz, Working Group Room 2)

7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception, kindly supported by Saxinger Chalupsky & Partner GmbH, Attorneys at Law, Linz and Haslinger / Nagele & Partner GmbH, Attorneys at Law, Linz (Redoutensäle Linz)

Thursday, 29 May 2008

From 8:00 a.m. Registration in the partner hotels or the Congress Centre (only for those not staying in a partner hotel) (Design Center Linz, Foyer)
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Arrival of participants (due to the attendance of the Federal President of the Republic of Austria, all participants are kindly requested to take their seats not later than 9:50 a.m.)

10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony (Design Center Linz, Plenary Hall)

Welcome by the President of the Fédération Internationale pour le droit européen, Prof. Heribert Franz Koeck

Words by Ms. Christiana Dolezal, Vice-Mayor of the city of Linz, capital of Upper Austria

Words by Mr. Josef Puehringer, Governor of Upper Austria

Words by Mr. Johannes Hahn, Federal Minister of Science and Research

Words by Ms. Ursula Plassnik, Federal Minister of European and International Affairs

Address by Ms. Maria Berger, Federal Minister of Justice

Words by Prof. Vassilios Skouris, President of the European Court of Justice

Official opening of the Congress by Prof. Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Republic of Austria

Key note address by Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for external relations and european neighbourhood policy

12:00 p.m. End of Opening Ceremony

12:30 p.m. Buffet Luncheon upon invitation of Mr. Ludwig Scharinger, Honorary Consul, Director General, CEO of Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberoesterreich AG (RaiffeisenForum Linz)

2:00 p.m. 3 Working Groups (Design Center Linz )
General Topic 1 (Plenary Hall)
General Rapporteur: Prof. Gráinne de Búrca, Fordham Law School, New York
Rapporteur from the European Institutions: Mr. Pieter Van Nuffel, Legal Services of the European Commission
Chair: Prof. Machiel Robert Mok, University of Amsterdam
General Topic 2 (Working Group Room 2)
General Rapporteur: Prof. Joachim Bornkamm, Presiding Judge at the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Germany
Rapporteur from the European Institutions: Mr. Eric Gippini Fournier, Legal Services of the European Commission
Chair: Mr. Ian Forrester, Partner, White & Case LLP, Brussels
General Topic 3 (Working Group Room 3)
General Rapporteur: Prof. Stefan Griller, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Rapporteur from the European Institutions: Mr. Fernando Florindo Gijón, Legal Services of the Council of the European Union
Chair: Prof. Armin von Bogdandy, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
3:30 p.m. Coffee break
3:45 p.m. 3 Working Groups (cont'd) (Design Center Linz)
5:00 p.m. End of Working Groups


6:15 p.m. Busses depart from the partner hotels and from the Congress Centre (Design Center Linz)

7:00 p.m. Reception upon invitation of Mr. Josef Puehringer, Governor of Upper Austria (Augustiner Chorherrenstift St. Florian - Augustinian Abbey of St. Florian) including vocal/ instrumental performance in the Abbey's church and Buffet Dinner in the "Praelatensaal" (Prelate's Hall) and the "Tafelzimmer" (Chamber of tableaux) of the Abbey

(Business suit/dress or National Costume)

Friday, 30 May 2008

From 8:30 a.m. Registration in the Congress Centre (Design Center Linz, Foyer)
9:00 a.m. 3 Working Groups (Design Center Linz)
General Topic 1 (Plenary Hall)
Chair: Andreas Kumin, Minister, Head of the Division of European Law, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
General Topic 2 (Working Group Room 2)
Chair: Mr. Till Mueller-Ibold, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Brussels
General Topic 3 (Working Group Room 3)
Chair: Prof. Mads Andenas, Universities of Leicester, of Oxford and of Oslo
10:10 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. 3 Working Groups (cont'd) (Design Center Linz)
11:45 a.m. End of Working Groups


12:00 p.m. Business Luncheon, sponsored by Leitner + Leitner, Tax Consultants Auditors, Linz (Design Center Linz, Gallery)


1:45 p.m. 3 Working Groups (Design Center Linz)
General Topic 1 (Plenary Hall)
Chair: Justice Nial Fenelly, Supreme Court of the Republic of Ireland, former Advocate General at the European Court of Justice
General Topic 2 (Working Group Room 2)
Chair: Prof. Sigmar Stadlmeier, Jean Monnet Chair, Johannes Kepler University of Linz
General Topic 3 (Working Group Room 3)
Chair: Mr. Jenö Czuczai, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union
3:00 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. 3 Working Groups (cont'd) (Design Center Linz)
4:45 p.m. End of Working Groups

6:15 p.m. Busses depart from the partner hotels (no bus transfer from Hotel Arcotel Nike) and from the Congress Centre (Design Center Linz)


7:00 p.m. Reception upon invitation of Mr. Franz Dobusch, Mayor of the city of Linz, capital of Upper Austria (Brucknerhaus Linz) including concert and Gala Dinner

(Dinner jacket or dark suit/Long dress or evening separate)

Saturday, 31 May 2008

From 8:00 a.m. Registration in the Congress Centre (Design Center Linz, Foyer)
8:30 a.m. Closing Plenary Session (Design Center Linz, Plenary Hall)

Reports by the General Rapporteurs upon the results of the three Working Groups

9:30 a.m. Coffee Break

9:50 a.m. Panel on the topic "Central legal questions of the Reform Treaty" with
Mrs. Claire-Françoise Durand, Acting Director-General, Legal Service of the European Commission,
Mr. Christian Pennera, Jurisconsult, General Director, Legal Service of the European Parliament,
Mr. Jean-Claude Piris, Director General, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union,
Prof. Vassilios Skouris, President of the European Court of Justice,
Chair: Prof. Georg Lienbacher, Director General, Directorate General for Constitutional Affairs, Federal Chancellery

11:30 a.m. Presentation of FIDE XXIV Congress Madrid 2010

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Closing of the Congress

For security and identification purposes, all participants and accompanying persons are kindly requested to wear their badges on all occasions related to FIDE XXIII Congress Linz 2008. Badges also serve as tickets for the use of public transportation in Linz (except Poestlingberg bus).