Joint-Meeting with the Court of Justice of the European Union 

“PRACTICAL ISSUES RELATING TO REFERENCES FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING: 
ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATION – POINTS OF VIEW OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE AND THE NATIONAL SUPREME JUDICIAL COURTS”

Palais de la Cour de Justice

Kirchberg

Luxembourg city

AGENDA

MONDAY, 17 MARCH

09.15              Welcome by Mr Vassilios Skouris, President of the CJEU

09.30              Round table with the participation of Mr Vassilios Skouris, President of the CJEU; Mr Koen Lenaerts, Vice-President of the CJEU; Mr Antonio Tizzano, President of the Chamber; Mr Marko Ilešič, President of the Chamber, Mr Lars Bay Larsen, President of the Chamber, Mr Endre Juhász, President of the Chamber; Mr Anthony Borg Barthet, President of the Chamber; Mr Carl Gustav Fernlund, President of the Chamber; Mr George Arestis, Judge; Mr Egils Levits, Judge; Ms Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General; Mr Paolo Mengozzi, Advocate General; Mr Yves Bot, Advocate General; Ms Camelia Toader, Judge; Mr Daniel Šváby, Judge; Ms Maria Berger, Judge; Mr Egidijus Jarašiūnas, Judge; Mr Christopher Vajda, Judge; Mr Nils Wahl, Advocate General; Mr François Biltgen, Judge; Ms Küllike Jürimäe, Judge; Mr Calot Escobar, Registrar. 

Theme of Discussion: “Experiences of National Judges”, introduced by Mr Priit Pikamäe, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia and Mr Henriques Gaspar, President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal

11.30             Round table continues

13.00              Lunch with the participation of Mr Vassilios Skouris, President of the CJEU; Mr Koen Lenaerts, Vice-President of the CJEU; Mr Antonio Tizzano, President of the Chamber; Ms Rosario Silva de Lapuerta, President of the Chamber; Mr Marko Ilešič, President of the Chamber, Mr Lars Bay Larsen, President of the Chamber; Mr Thomas von Danwitz, President of the Chamber; Mr Pedro Cruz Villalón, First Advocate General; Mr Endre Juhász, President of the Chamber; Mr Anthony Borg Barthet, President of the Chamber; Ms Juliane Kokott, Advocate General; Mr Egils Levits, Judge; Mr Aindrias Ó Caoimh, Judge; Ms Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General; Mr Paolo Mengozzi, Advocate General; Mr Yves Bot, Advocate General; Mr Alexander Arabadjiev, Judge; Mr Daniel Šváby, Judge; Ms Maria Berger, Judge; Ms Alexandra Prechal, Judge; Mr Egidijus Jarašiūnas, Judge; Mr Christopher Vajda, Judge; Mr Nils Wahl, Advocate General; Mr Siniša Rodin, Judge; Mr François Biltgen, Judge; Mr Maciej Szpunar, Advocate General; Mr Calot Escobar, Registrar. 

14.30              Round table with the participation of Mr Vassilios Skouris, President of the CJEU; Mr Koen Lenaerts, Vice-President of the CJEU; Mr Antonio Tizzano, President of the Chamber; Ms Rosario Silva de Lapuerta, President of the Chamber; Mr Marko Ilešič, President of the Chamber, Mr Lars Bay Larsen, President of the Chamber; Mr Thomas von Danwitz, President of the Chamber; Mr Pedro Cruz Villalón, First Advocate General; Mr Endre Juhász, President of the Chamber; Mr Anthony Borg Barthet, President of the Chamber; Mr Allan Rosas, Judge; Ms Juliane Kokott, Advocate General; Mr Aindrias Ó Caoimh, Judge; Mr George Arestis, Judge; Ms Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General; Mr Paolo Mengozzi, Advocate General; Mr Yves Bot, Advocate General; Mr Alexander Arabadjiev, Judge; Ms Camelia Toader, Judge; Mr Daniel Šváby, Judge; Ms Maria Berger, Judge; Ms Alexandra Prechal, Judge; Mr Christopher Vajda, Judge; Mr Nils Wahl, Advocate General; Mr Siniša Rodin, Judge; Mr François Biltgen, Judge; Ms Küllike Jürimäe, Judge; Mr Calot Escobar, Registrar.

Theme of Discussion: “Appeals against references for a preliminary ruling”, introduced by Mr Vassilios Skouris, President of the CJEU

16.15           Round table continues 

Theme of Discussion: “The future of the preliminary ruling proceedings”, introduced by Mr Thomas von Danwitz, President of the Chamber