Ateliers
24-05-2018 14:30
The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Presentation by experts of three research papers commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs
- "The institutional consequences of a 'hard' Brexit" by Professor Federico FABBRINI
- "The institutional consequences of a 'bespoke' agreement with the UK based on a 'distant' cooperation model" (presentation of the key findings of a future study) by Professor Franklin DEHOUSSE
- "The institutional consequences of a 'bespoke' agreement with the UK based on a 'close' cooperation model" by Professor Michael DOUGAN
28-11-2017 16:30
The implications of Brexit on the Irish border
During the 28 November meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, a workshop was held on 'The implications of Brexit on the Irish border'. This workshop, organised by Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, featured four experts presenting three research papers.
Dr. Lars KARLSSON, President of KGH Border Services; Former Director of World Customs Organization; Deputy Director General of Swedish Customs presented the research paper on 'Smart Border 2.0 - Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons'.
Dr. John TEMPLE LANG, Solicitor; Adjunct Professor in Trinity College Dublin; Senior Research Fellow in Oxford, presented the paper 'Brexit and Ireland - Legal, Political and Economic Considerations'
- Draft programme (PDF - 389 KB)
- Biographies of experts (PDF - 324 KB)
- Video recording of the workshop (starting at 16:37:53)
- Study 'Brexit and Ireland - Legal, Political and Economic Considerations'
- Study 'Smart Border 2.0 - Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons'
- Study 'UK Withdrawal ('Brexit') and the Good Friday Agreement'
- PowerPoint Presentation on 'UK Withdrawal ('Brexit') and the Good Friday Agreement' (DOCUMENT - 310 KB)
- PowerPoint Presentation on 'Smart Border 2.0' (DOCUMENT - 2 MB)
20-03-2017 16:30
Democratic Complementarity: Implementing Treaty Provisions on National Parliaments
On Monday 20 March, the Policy Department for Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs organised a workshop for the AFCO Committee on "Democratic complementarity: Implementing the Treaty Provisions on National Parliaments". Three invited experts, Dr Olivier Rozenberg, Dr Diane Fromage and Dr Luís Heleno Terrinha presented their views.
30-01-2017 15:00
The composition of the European Parliament
On 30 January 2017, Policy Department C organised a workshop for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on the Composition of the European Parliament. Three invited experts, Prof. Friedrich Pukelsheim, Prof. Victoriano Ramírez, and Dr. Wojciech Słomczyński, presented their views.
22-09-2015 00:00
Transparency, Accountability and Integrity of the EU institutions
The Policy Department C organised a workshop for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on 22 September 2015. Three experts were invited: Janos Bertok, David Coen and Roland Blomeyer.
17-06-2015 00:00
Best practices in legislative and regulatory processes in constitutional perspective
The Policy Department C organised a workshop on 17 June 2015 on "Best practices in legislative and regulatory processes in a constitutional perspective", during an AFCO committee meeting.