WEDNESDAY, MAY 30
09:00 - 19.00 Arrival of participants, registration at the Congress Centre
Swissôtel Tallinn Lobby
13:00 - 14:30 FIDE Executive Committee (Comité Directeur) Lunch
Restaurant Neikid Resto
15:00 - 17:00 FIDE Executive Committee Meeting
Office of the Chancellor of Justice of Estonia
19:00 - 20:00 City Bus Tour
Departure from Congress official hotels
20:00 - 22:00 Welcome Reception hosted by the Estonian Bar Association
and Estonian Lawyers Association, KUMU Art Museum
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012
08:00 - 09:30 Registration of participants
Swissôtel Tallinn Lobby
Opening plenary session
09:30 - 11:30 Opening Ceremony
FIDE Pavilion
Welcome by Prof. Julia Laffranque, President of the Fédération Internationale pour le droit européen
Official Opening of the Congress by Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia, Patron of the FIDE 2012 Congress
Address by Mr. Kristen Michal, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Estonia
Keynote address by Ms. Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Keynote address by Prof. Vassilios Skouris, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Keynote address by Judge Françoise Tulkens, Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights
Address by Mr. Märt Rask, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee Break
Swissôtel Lobby and Tornimäe Business Centre
12:00 - 13:30 Panel discussion The Lisbon Treaty and the
EU’s Constitutional Framework, FIDE Pavilion
With keynote speeches by:
Prof. Joseph Weiler - JHH Weiler, Professor of Law and Director of the Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice, NYU School of LawHow Faithful Has Europe Been to its Constitutional Values?
Prof. Bruno De Witte, European University Institute, University of MaastrichtThe Lisbon Treaty and the EU's Constitutional Framework: How Have the Laeken Declaration's Questions Been Answered?
Chair: Mr. Rait Maruste - Chairman of the Constitutional Committee of Estonian Parliament and former Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
13:30 - 15:00 Lunch
Swissôtel Conference Centre, 6th Floor
15:00 - 16:15 Parallel Working Group Sessions
General Topic 1, Ballroom
Sub-topic: Fundamental Rights Protection at EU and National Level
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Marc Sauvé, Vice-President of the Council of State (France) and President of the French Institute of Administrative Sciences
General Topic 2, Tartu + Tornimäe
Sub-topic: Energy Law and Policy in the EU; Energy Chapter in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Moderator: Prof. Koen Lenaerts, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union
General Topic 3, FIDE Pavilion
Sub-topic: The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Area of Freedom,Security and Justice (AFSJ) – Human Rights
Moderator: Prof. Andreas Voßkuhle, President of the German Constitutional Court
16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break
Swissôtel Conference Centre, 6th Floor
16:45 - 18:00 Parallel Working Group Sessions
General Topic 1, Ballroom
Sub-topic: Fundamental Rights Protection at EU and National Level
Moderator: Mr. Jean-Marc Sauvé, Vice-president of the Council of State (France) and President of the French Institute of Administrative Sciences
General Topic 2, Tartu + Tornimäe
Sub-topic: Energy Security
Moderator: Prof. Koen Lenaerts, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union
General Topic 3, FIDE Pavilion
Sub-topic: The Challenges for National and European Courts
Moderator: Prof. Andreas Voßkuhle, President of the German Constitutional Court
20:00 - 22:00 Reception hosted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Estonia Mr. Märt Rask,
Estonia Concert Hall
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
09:00 - 10:30 Parallel Working Group Sessions
General Topic 1, Ballroom
Sub-topic: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Consequences of its Entry into Force
Moderator: Prof. Juliane Kokott, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
Presentations by:
Prof. Nikiforos Diamandouros, European Ombudsman
Mr. Paul Nemitz, DG Justice of the European Commission
General Topic 2, Tartu + Tornimäe
Sub-topic: Regulation and Competition Policy
Moderator: Prof. Giorgio Monti, European University Institute
Presentation by Assoc. Prof. Carri Ginter, Partner with Law Firm SORAINEN; Associate Professor of EU Law, University of Tartu
General Topic 3, FIDE Pavilion
Sub-topic: The Challenges of Implementation for Member States
Moderator: Ms. Heili Sepp, Leading State Prosecutor, Office of the Prosecutor General of Estonia
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
Swissôtel Conference Centre, 6th Floor
11:00 - 12:30 Parallel Working Group Sessions
General Topic 1, Ballroom
Sub-topic: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Consequences of its Entry into Force
Moderator: Prof. Juliane Kokott, Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
General Topic 2, Tartu + Tornimäe
Sub-topic: Regulation and Competition Policy
Moderator: Prof. Giorgio Monti, European University Institute
General Topic 3, FIDE Pavilion
Sub-topic: The Impact of AFSJ on the Individual – Mutual Recognition and Defence Rights
Moderator: Ms. Heili Sepp, Leading State Prosecutor, Office of the Prosecutor General of Estonia
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
Swissôtel Conference Centre, 6th Floor
14:00 - 15:30 Parallel Working Group Sessions
General Topic 1, Ballroom
Sub-topic: Managing a Twin Peak System: Consequences of the Accession of the EU to the ECHR
Moderator: Mr Jean-Paul Costa, former President of the European Court of Human Rights
General Topic 2, Tartu + Tornimäe
Sub-topic: The Promotion and Subsidy of Renewable Energy
Moderator: Mr. Miro Prek, Judge, General Court of the European Union
General Topic 3, FIDE Pavilion
Sub-topic: The Impact of the AFSJ on the Individual – Data Collection/Data Protection
Moderator: Prof. Jacques Ziller, University of Pavia
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break
Swissôtel Conference Centre, 6th Floor
16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Working Group Sessions
General Topic 1, Ballroom
Sub-topic: The European Area of Fundamental Rights
Moderator: Prof. Allan Rosas, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union
General Topic 2, Tartu + Tornimäe
Sub-topic: Climate Change
Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Anita Rønne, University of Copenhagen
General Topic 3, FIDE Pavilion
Sub-topic: The Impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the AFSJ – Institutional/Competence Matters
Moderator: Mr. Hans G. Nilsson, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union
19:00 - 23:00 Gala Dinner hosted by the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Urmas Paet, Seaplane Harbour
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
Closing Plenary Session, Ballroom
09:30 - 09:45 Presentation: The XXVI FIDE Congress 2014 in Copenhagen
Prof. Ulla Neergaard, President of the Danish Association for
European Law
09:45 - 11:00 Panel discussion: Current Constitutional Challenges and
Opportunities for the European Union
With keynote speeches by:
Prof. Takis Tridimas, University of London
The Eurozone Crisis and the Bright New World of Economic Governance
Prof. Iris Goldner Lang, University of Zagreb
Institutional and Constitutional Issues Surrounding the EU’s Next Enlargements, with a Special Focus on Croatia
Chair: Prof. Lauri Mälksoo, University of Tartu
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
Swissôtel Conference Centre, 6th Floor
11:30 - 13:00 Reports by the General Rapporteurs upon the results of
the Three Working Groups
Chair: Prof. Sir Francis Jacobs – former Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and President of the UK Association for European Law
13:00 - 13:15 Closing of the Congress
13:30 - Post-Congress Tours