In Paris for a debate on “National referenda & EU: a deadend?”

Speech in the framework of a Symposium on the challenges which the European construction has to overcome regarding democratic dialogue, institution and policies organised on Monday 26 June 2017 by the Jacques Delors Institute, in the framework of the project “More EU to overcome the crisis”.

9h30 > 9h45 – Opening Speech
Enrico LETTA, President of the Jacques Delors Institute, Doyen of the School for International Affairs SciencesPo, Former Italian PM

9h45 > 10h30 – Keynote Speech “Democracy in Europe”
Elisabeth GUIGOU, former President of the Commission for Foreign affairs at the National Assembly
Q&A with the public

10h30 > 12h00 – Quelle forme de gouvernement pour l’UE ?
Moderation by Nora HAMADI, Journalist Public Sénat
Thierry CHOPIN, Director of Research at the Schumann Foundation
Justo CORTI, Institut des études européenne à l’Université CEU San Pablo
Anna LORETONI, Director of research in political philosophy, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Nuno PICARRA, Nova Law School of Lisbon

13h30 > 15h00 – National referenda & EU: a deadend ?
Moderation by Alexandra LESUR, managing editor of Toute l’Europe
Yves BERTONCINI, Director of the Jacques Delors Institute
Francis CHENEVAL, Political philosophy and Constitutional law professor at the Zurich University
Patrick LE HYARIC, French MEP

15h00 > 16h30 – A Multi-level Democracy : What Representatives of the citizens in the EU ?
Moderation by Christophe PRÉAULT, Administrator and Director of Toute l’Europe
Danielle AUROI, Chairwoman of the European Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly
Alain LAMASSOURE, French MEP

17h00 > 18h30 –  EU Affairs : transparency and  information
Moderation by Nora HAMADI, Journalist Public Sénat
Gaëtane RICARD-NIHOUL, Chef adjoint de la Représentation en France de la Commission européenne
Jacques TERRAY, former administrator at Transparency International France