A Public Debate on Enforcement for Law in a Europe without Barriers

When?
Wednesday, 25th February from 16.30 till 18.00
Registration from 16.00

Where?
European Parliament, Room no. A3E-2,
Altiero Spinelli Entrance, rue Wiertz 60, Brussels

The 6th European Forum of Citizens Advice Services of 24-25 February 2009 ( Programme of the Forum (download here ) ) is opening up to a full-scale public debate on how to improve enforcement and judicial as well as non-judicial remedies for the European citizens.

Chair: Tony Venables, ECAS Director

Speakers: Fergal Ó Regan, Head of Legal Unit, Principal Legal Advisor to the European Ombudsman
Monica Frassoni, MEP, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
Emer Daly, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services
Dr. Rodolphe Munoz, lecturer at Liège University

Questions for discussion:
→ How to bridge the gap between the case-law on European citizenship of the European Court of Justice and the much improved, consolidated used framework and what happens on the ground?
→ Why is Directive 2004/38, the so-called citizenship directive, being studied by the Commission and the European Parliament as an important test case? Is it because application is disappointing, not to say disastrous?
→ What recommendations can be made to political parties and candidates during the European election campaign so that the future European Parliament and Commission give more priority to enforcement?

Background Discussion Paper (download here )

More information:
www.citizensadvice-international.org/citizens-advice-forum-2009.html

The organisers of the event are grateful to the European Commission for its financial support.