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Registration |
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I. Citizen-based policies: The contribution of the regions and the local authorities |
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Chair:
Erwin PRÖLL, Governor of Lower Austria |
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Keynote addresses
- "Subsidiarity in the light of the Alps-Adriatic Euro-region project"
Dimitrij RUPEL, Foreign Minister of Slovenia
- Regionalisation in South-East Europe to strengthen democracy
Ivan JAKOVČIĆ, Vice-President of the Assembly of the Regions of Europe
- Towards citizen-based regulation in Europe
Michel DELEBARRE, President of the Committee of the Regions of Europe
Panel and plenary discussion, further contributions (pdf download)
Closing statement: Erwin PRÖLL, Governor of Lower Austria
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II. Subsidiarity and proportionality: The role of Parliaments |
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Chair:
Andreas KHOL, President of the Austrian National Council
Elisabeth ROTH-HALVAX, President of the Austrian Federal Council |
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Keynote addresses
- European Parliament and national parliaments – partners or competitors? The European perspective
Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, President of the European Parliament
- European Parliament and national parliaments – partners or competitors? The national perspective
Paavo LIPPONEN, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament
- Is there still a future for national parliamentarians in Europe?
Pierre LEQUILLER, President of the EU delegation of the French National Assembly
- Subsidiarity and proportionality - the responsibility of the European institutions
Franz FISCHLER, Former Commissioner, President of the Eco-social Forum, Vienna
- Subsidiarity checklist - the criteria for subsidiarity and proportionality control
Christian CALLIESS, University of Göttingen
Panel and plenary discussion, further contributions (pdf download)
Closing statement: Andreas KHOL, President of the Austrian National Council
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Followed by: Reception |
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Followed by: Shuttle to the hotels in Krems |
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Shuttle from the hotels to St. Pölten |
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III. Subsidiarity and better regulation |
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Chair:
Wolfgang SCHÜSSEL, Federal Chancellor and current President of the Council of the European Union |
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Keynote addresses:
- Subsidiarity and cutting red tape as political challenges
Edmund STOIBER, Prime Minister of Bavaria
- Better regulation in the EU – a contribution to subsidiarity
Günter VERHEUGEN, Vice-President of the European Commission
- The contribution of the European Parliament to better regulation
Joseph DAUL, Chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen of the European Parliament
- The role of the principle of subsidiarity in the case law of the European Court of Justice
Vassilios SKOURIS, President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
- Subsidiarity and the exercise of Community competences: the dialogue of the European Court of Justice with national supreme courts
Karl KORINEK, President of the Austrian Constitutional Court
Panel and plenary discussion, further contributions (pdf download)
Closing statement: Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor and current President of the Council of the European Union
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IV. Statement by the Chair |
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followed by: Lunch |
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End of the conference |
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Shuttle to the airport direct from St. Pölten |
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