12 November 2024, Hall Ι (ground floor), KEDEA building, University campus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

The conference is co-hosted by the Double Degree Master Program “European Studies” (ESIS) of the School of Political Sciences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Center for the European Legal Culture of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Jean Monnet Chair “EU Horizons” of the School of Political Sciences

Draft program

11.30 – 12.00     Registration

12.00 – 12.15      Greetings by academic authorities and the Program Director

12.15 – 12.30     Introductory remarks, Lina Papadopoulou, Professor, School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

12.30 – 13.00     Keynote speech “A bad workman always blames his tools – The case of of Article 7 TEU and other EU rule of law tools ‘, Laurent Pech, Professor and Dean of Law, Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin

13.-00- 14.00      Buffet lunch                      

14.00-15.30         Panel 1. “The interaction between rule of law and Article 7 TEU: Legal and political issues”. Chair Joseph Ktenides, Professor, School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

                                “Restoring Dialogical Rule of Law in the European Union”, Dimitry Kochenov, Professor, Central European University, Budapest

                                “Rule of Law and the protection of EU values”, Despina Anagnostopoulou, Professor, School of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia

Discussion

15.30-17.15         Panel 2.  “Perspectives of rule of law: states, institutions and society”, Chair, George Andreou, Associate Professor, School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

                                “National identity claims and the rule of law. How can the two be reconciled in the EU”, Kriszta Kovacs, Associate Professor, ELTE (Eötvös Loránd University), Senior Research Fellow, WZB Berlin Social Science Center

                                “Rule of Law: Are the EU Institutions practicing what they preach? The case of transparency and good administration” Emilio de Capitani, former Head of the EP LIBE Committee (1998-2011) , Visiting Professor, Scuola Superiore S.Anna (Pisa)

‘Fundamental rights and the role of civil society”. Markus Thiel Professor & Director, EU/Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, School of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University

Discussion

17.15 – 17.45     Coffee break

17.45 – 19.15     Panel 3.  “Rule of law and accession countries”, Chair, Eftychia Teperoglou, Assistant Professor, School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

                                “Learning from the best? Perspectives of rule of law in the accession countries” Hektor Ruci, Lecturer, University of New York Tirana

                                “Rule of law and the future of EU enlargement” Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, Adjunct Professor, Department of Law, Tallinn University of Technology

Discussion

19.15 – 19.30     Conclusions: “Strengthening the Rule of Law: Policy Recommendations and Innovations”, Ioannis Papageorgiou, Professor, School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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