“The European legal space in civil and criminal matters”
Seminar of the Members of the European Union Supreme Judicial Courts Network
and Representatives of the European Union Institutions
Tuesday 22 Nevember 2005 Brussels
Conference Center Borschette
n° 36, rue Froissart
Bruxelles
AGENDA
9:30 Introduction by Guy Canivet, President of the European Union Supreme Judicial Courts Network
9:45 Franco Frattini, Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Security, Freedom and Justice
10:15 The European Parliament and the evaluation as a tool for the European area of justice
by Jean-Marie Cavada, Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
10:45 Discussion
11:15 Confidence building measures with a view to the creation of the European area of justice
by Hans G. Nilsson, Head of the Unit of Judicial Cooperation, Directorate General for Justice and Home Affairs, Secretariat General of the European Council
11:45 Discussion
12:00 The contribution of the Court of Justice to the construction of the European area of justice
by Antonio Tizzano, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Communities
12:30 Discussion
14:30 The Court of justice and judicial cooperation : reality and prospects ?
by Michel Petite, General Director of the Legal Service of the European Commission
15:00 Discussion
15:15The European judicial area in criminal matters : ongoing issues
by Denise Sorasio, Director for criminal justice and home security, Directorate general for justice, freedom and security, European Commission (speech by Ms. Isabelle Jegouzo)
15:45 Discussion
16:00 The european judicial area in civil matters : ongoing issues
by Francisco Fonseca Morillo, Director of Civil Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission
16:30 Discussion