The Bulgarian Association for European Law (BAEL – Българска асоциация за eвропейско право) has presided over FIDE since 2021 and is organising the next Congress, which will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 31 May and 3 June 2023.
Wednesday 31 May 2023
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10:00 – 18:00 |
Young FIDE Seminar |
12:00 – 18:00 |
Registration of Participants in Congress Venue Venue: National Palace of Culture |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Welcome Coffee/Tea and Lunch for the Steering Committee National Palace of Culture |
12:30 – 16:00 |
Meeting of the FIDE Steering Committee National Palace of Culture |
18:00 – 20:00 |
Welcome Reception at the National History Museum |
Thursday 1 June 2023
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08:30 – 09:30 |
Arrival of participants, registration and welcome coffee National Palace of Culture |
9:30 – 10:15 |
Opening Ceremony Welcome addresses
Alexander Arabadjiev, President of FIDE 2021-2023, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Rumen Radev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria |
10:15 – 10:45 |
Keynote speech Guy Verhofstadt, Member of the European Parliament, Co-Chair of the Conference on the Future of Europe |
10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee and Tea break |
11:15 – 12:30 |
Plenary panel discussion : « The Political, Economic and Social Physiognomy of the European Union » (tbc) |
12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00 – 15:30 |
Parallel Working Groups – Session (I) |
Topic 1: Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law General rapporteur: Miguel Poiares Maduro Institutional rapporteurs: Clemens Ladenburger, Jonathan Tomkin, Yona Marinova
Topic 2: The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies General rapporteurs: Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle Van Damme Institutional rapporteur: Bernardus (Ben) Smulders
Topic 3: European Social Union General rapporteur: Sophie Robin-Olivier Institutional rapporteur: Sacha Garben |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee and Tea Break |
16:00 – 17:30 |
Parallel Working Groups – Session (II) |
Topic 1: Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law General rapporteur: Miguel Poiares Maduro Institutional rapporteurs: Clemens Ladenburger, Jonathan Tomkin, Yona Marinova
Topic 2: The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies General rapporteurs: Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle Van Damme Institutional rapporteur: Bernardus (Ben) Smulders
Topic 3: European Social Union General rapporteur: Sophie Robin-Olivier Institutional rapporteur: Sacha Garben |
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19:00 – 22:00 |
Young European Lawyers Event Oborishte 5 Gallery |
Friday 2 June 2023 |
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08:30 – 09:30 |
Welcome Coffee and Tea National palace of Culture |
09:30 – 11:00 |
Parallel Working Groups – Session (III) |
Topic 1: Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law General rapporteur: Miguel Poiares Maduro Institutional rapporteurs: Clemens Ladenburger, Jonathan Tomkin, Yona Marinova
Topic 2: The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies General rapporteurs: Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle Van Damme Institutional rapporteur: Bernardus (Ben) Smulders
Topic 3: European Social Union General rapporteur: Sophie Robin-Olivier Institutional rapporteur: Sacha Garben |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee and Tea break |
11:30 – 13:00 |
Parallel Working Groups – Session (IV) |
Topic 1: Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law General rapporteur: Miguel Poiares Maduro Institutional rapporteurs: Clemens Ladenburger, Jonathan Tomkin, Yona Marinova
Topic 2: The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies General rapporteurs: Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle Van Damme Institutional rapporteur: Bernardus (Ben) Smulders
Topic 3: European Social Union General rapporteur: Sophie Robin-Olivier Institutional rapporteur: Sacha Garben |
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13:00 – 14:15 |
Lunch |
14:15 – 15:30 |
Parallel Working Groups – Session (V) |
Topic 1: Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law General rapporteur: Miguel Poiares Maduro Institutional rapporteurs: Clemens Ladenburger, Jonathan Tomkin, Yona Marinova
Topic 2: The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies General rapporteurs: Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle Van Damme Institutional rapporteur: Bernardus (Ben) Smulders
Topic 3: European Social Union General rapporteur: Sophie Robin-Olivier Institutional rapporteur: Sacha Garben |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee and Tea break |
16:00 – 17:30 |
Parallel Working Groups – Session (VI) |
Topic 1: Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law General rapporteur: Miguel Poiares Maduro Institutional rapporteurs: Clemens Ladenburger, Jonathan Tomkin, Yona Marinova
Topic 2: The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies General rapporteurs: Jean-François Bellis, Isabelle Van Damme Institutional rapporteur: Bernardus (Ben) Smulders
Topic 3: European Social Union General rapporteur: Sophie Robin-Olivier Institutional rapporteur: Sacha Garben |
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19:30 – 22:30 |
Gala Dinner Nu Boyana Film Studios (to be confirmed) |
Saturday 3 June 2022
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Welcome Coffee and Tea National palace of Culture |
09:00 – 09:45 |
Reports on the Working Group Sessions by the General Rapporteurs |
09:45 – 10:45 |
Panel Discussion: „The Constitutional Identity of the Member States and of the European Union“
Pavlina Panova, President of the Bulgarian Constitutional Court
Stephan Harbarth, President of the German Federal Constitutional Court
Véronique Malbec, Judge at the French Constitutional Council
Elena-Simina Tănăsescu, Judge at the Romanian Constitutional Council |
10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee and Tea break |
11:15 – 11:45 |
Keynote speech: “The Future of the European Union” Ivan Krastev, Political Scientist |
11:45 – 12:30 |
Closing addresses |
12:30 – 13:00 |
Presentation of the XXXI FIDE Congress in Poland and final acknowledgements
Maciej Szpunar, President of FIDE 2023-2025, First Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union
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* The working languages of the congress are English, German and French. There will be simultaneous interpretation in these languages, as well as in Bulgarian (to be confirmed).
The topics, chosen taking into consideration their general interest, topicality and relevance for the process of European integration, will be as follows:
Topic I - Mutual Trust, Mutual Recognition and the Rule of Law
Topic II - The new geopolitical dimension of the EU competition and trade policies
Topic III - European Social Union
The main venue of the congress will be the National Palace of Culture (NPC). It was opened in 1981 in celebration of Bulgaria's 1300th anniversary and is located at the heart of the city of Sofia. The Palace is a home to over 80 monumental works of art - paintings, sculptures, mosaics, murals, woodcarvings and metal works.
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Click on the slide on the left in order to see the venues of the congress.
The Congress will also include a Young FIDE Seminar, a one-day seminar prior to the congress. This offers PhD researchers the opportunity to present their work and converse with other young European lawyers, both academics and practitioners.
The working languages of the congress are English, German and French. There will be simultaneous interpretation in these languages, as well as in Bulgarian (to be confirmed).