EUnited in diversity III

Welcome reception

Registration of the delegations

Opening of the Conference

Introductory speeches:
- Mr Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
- Ms Pavlina Panova, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria

“The Allocation of Competences between the Member States and the EU”

Speakers

- Mr Constantinos Lycourgos, President of Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Mr Zdeněk Kühn, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic
- Mr Yanaki Stoilov, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria
- Mr Cándido Conde-Pumpido Tourón, President of the Constitutional Court of Spain

Moderator/Chair: Ms Véronique Malbec, Member of the Constitutional Council of France
Time for plenary discussion

Lunch

“Identity of the EU and EU constitutionalism in times of crisis: Constitutional Courts and the Court of Justice”

Speakers

- Mr Maciej Szpunar, First Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Mr Giovanni Amoroso, President of the Constitutional Court of Italy
- Mr Vytautas Mizaras, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania
- Mr Luc Lavrysen, President of the Constitutional Court of Belgium (Dutch linguistic group)
Moderator/Chair: Ms Nevin Feti, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria

Time for plenary discussion

Official Dinner hosted by the President of the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria, Ms Pavlina Panova

“Different National Constitutional Law Constellations Relevant for EU law”

Speakers

- Mr Thomas von Danwitz, Vice-President, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Mr Elias Georgiou, Judge of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus
- Mr José João Abrantes, President of the Constitutional Court of Portugal
- Ms Irēna Kucina, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia

Moderator/Chair: Mr Sasho Penov, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria

Time for plenary discussion

Lunch

“Application and Interpretation of EU Law: Constitutional Courts and the Court of Justice”

Speakers
- Ms Ineta Ziemele, Judge, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Mr Lawrence Mintoff, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Malta
- Mr Thierry Hoscheit, President of the Constitutional Court of Luxembourg
- Mr Atanas Semov, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria

Moderator/Chair: Ms Helena Jäderblom, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden

Time for plenary discussion

Concluding remarks by President Koen Lenaerts and President Pavlina Panova

Farewell cocktail

Round Table of Members of Courts’ Administrations
Topic: “The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Work of the Courts”

Agenda
• Presentation by Ms Raluca Peica, Director-General of Information of the Court of Justice of the European Union
• Presentation by Ms Kristiana Rangelova, Legal Expert at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria
• Moderated discussion: Participants from the represented institutions will have the opportunity to comment on the legal issues related to the topic

Moderator: Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria

Discussion on the opportunities of strengthening the institutional cooperation among administrative bodies of the participating institutions

Official dinner