Mutual trust in times of crisis of EU values

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

17.30 – 18.30
Results of the research project: “MUTUAL TRUST IN TIMES OF CRISIS EU VALUES - State of play and possible next steps”

17.30 – 17.45
Virginia Tzortzi
Assistant Professor of EU Law, Department of Law, Democritus University of Thrace, Secretary of the Centre of International and European Economic Law (Thessaloniki)
Effectiveness of EU law and protection of fundamental rights

17.45 – 18.00
Konstantina - Antigoni Poulou
PhD Candidate at the University of Heidelberg, Research Assistant at the Institute of German and European Administrative Law (Heidelberg), Attorney at law
Rule of law and judicial independence

18.00 – 18.15
Elli Tsitsipa
PhD Candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, D. Evrigenis Scholar of the Centre of International and European Economic Law (Thessaloniki), Attorney at law
The way forward: political dialogue and legislative initiatives

18.15 – 18.30
Maria Sapardani
PhD Candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Research Assistant at the Centre of International and European Economic Law (Thessaloniki), Attorney at law
Rule of law backsliding phenomena in Bulgaria and Romania: response and future action

18.30 – 19.30
Discussion on the principle of mutual trust in the EU
CHAIR: Vassilios Skouris
Former President of the CJEU, Emeritus Porfessor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, President of the Centre of International and European Economic Law (Thessaloniki)
Camelia Toader
Judge of the CJEU, Professor of Civil Law and European Contract Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest
Takis Tridimas
Professor of European Law, King's College London