Fachkonferenz
Details
International Conference:
Democracy and Rule of Law in Romania and SEE:
challenges and perspectives
Thursday 30th of June – Friday 1st of July
Bucharest
Howard Johnson Grand Plaza Hotel
Day 1 – 30th of June (Platinum Hall)
Working language: English
9:30 – 9:45Opening of Conference
Dr. Guenter Dill,
Director of Konrad Adenauer Foundation – Bucharest Office
Cora Motoc, Coordinator of Rule of Law Program, Konrad Adenauer Foundation – Bucharest Office
Opening Key Note Speeches:
9:45 – 10:15Traian Basescu, President of Romania
10:15 – 10:45 Univ.Prof. Dr. Detlef. Merten
Public Law Department of Speyer University
10:45 – 11:15Prof. Dr. Carl Otto Lenz, former Advocate General of EU Court of Justice in Luxemburg
11: 15 – 11:45Coffee Break and Press Conference (Platinum Hall)
11:45 – 14:30 Independence and Reform of Justice (plenary) – Platinum Hall
1st topic
Moderator: Univ.Prof. Dr. Detlef Merten, Public Law Department of Speyer University
Key-note speaker:
Mrs. Monica Macovei, Minister of Justice
Interventions of experts (15-20 min. each):
- Mr. Mato Tadić, president of the Constitutional Court, Bosniaand Herzegovina
- Mr. Georgi Slanchev, attorney, private law firm, Bulgaria
- Prof. Dr. Pavo Barišić, assistent of the minister of science, education and sports; president of the Croatian Paneuropean Union, Croatia
- Ms. Nada Penova, State Advisor at the Ministry of Justice in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia
- Mrs. Nevenka Mugoša – councilor in the Ministry of Justice in Montenego
Discussions
14:30 – 16:00Lunch
(1hour/1/2)
16:00 –19:00 Minorities, freedom of expression and rule of law (Colorado Hall)
Moderator: Dr. Gabriel Andreescu, APADOR-CH
2nd and 3rd
topics (in parallel)
Key note speaker:
Mrs. Renate Weber, Presidential Counselor on Constitutional and Legislative issues, former President of Open Society Foundation
Interventions of experts (15-20 min. each):
-Mrs. Branka Raguž, Human rights Ombudsman in Fedation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
-Mrs. Jakjlin Toleva, law adwiser at the Bulgarian Parliament, Bulgaria
-Mr. David Orlović, general secretary of the Serbian National Council, Croatia
-Mr. Gordan Georgiev, Executive Director of FORUM-Center for Strategic Research and Documentation, Macedonia
-Mr. Zoran Pažin – Ground Court President in Podgorita, Montenegro
-Zorana Marković – Ministry for Human Rights and Minorities, Serbia-Montenegro
Discussions
16:00 –19:00 Anti-corruption, transparency and access to information
(Florida Hall)
Moderator: Ms. Oana Zabava, Executive Director, Transparency International – Romania
Key-note speaker:
Mr. Codru Vrabie, expert,
Romanian Institute of Training
Interventions of experts (15-20 min. each):
- Mrs. Aleksandra Martinović, programme manager Transparency International - Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- Mrs. Aneta Slancheva, lawyer at the Centre for Economical Development in Sofia, Bulgaria
- Mrs. Violeta Liović, executive director of Transparency International - Croatia
- Dr. Gordan Kalajdziev, Faculty of Law "Iustinianus Primus" in Skopje, Member of Transparency International – Macedonia
- Ms. Nemanja Nenadić, Transparency International - Serbia
Discussions
17:30Coffee Break (30 minutes)
18:00 - 19:00Discussions
19.30Cocktail party (Platinum Hall)
DAY 2 – 1st of July
9.00Opening of day 2 (Platinum Hall)
Conclusions of first day panels
09.30 - 12:30Legacy of the past and prospects for the future
Moderator: Stejarel Olaru, historian
4th topicKey-note speaker 1:
Mr. Marius Oprea, historian
30 minutes
Key – note speaker 2:
Mrs. Anne de Ligne, Head of Justice and Home Affairs, Social Sector and Civil Society Section in the Delegation of the European Commission in Romania
30 minutes
Interventions of experts (15-20 min. each):
- Mr. Ahmed Žilić, international law expert, Bosnia- Herzegovina
- Mr. Grigory Konstantinov Bojadjev, jurist consultant of the Union of Democratic Forces, Bulgaria
- Dr. Igor Graovac, scientific associate at the Croatian Institute for History, Croatia
- Prof. Dr. Dimitar Mirchev, Professor at the Faculty of social sciences in Skopje, member of the management board at the Faculty of social sciences in Skopje, Macedonia
- Mrs. Vesna Rakić – Vodinelić, CUPS, Serbia-Montenegro
Total discussions/interventions/comments: 2 hours
12:30 – 13:00Summary/Closing session
Mrs. Georgiana Iorgulescu, Center for Legal Resources
Declarations/Press Statements
13.00Lunch
Departure of participants