Conference programme
Parliaments in the European Union after Lisbon
Maastricht, 23-24 February 2012 Crowne Plaza Hotel Maastricht, Ruiterij 1
Thursday 23 February
10.30 H
Coffee and registration
11.00 H
Welcome
Prof. Dr. Rein de Wilde
Pof. Dr. Thomas Christiansen
Dr. Philipp Kiiver
11.30 H
Panel 1: The Early Warning System: Scope and Effect
Chair
Luc Verhey
Speakers
The Early Warning System: Legal Analysis and Practical Recommendations
Philipp Kiiver
The Early Warning System: Some Early Reflections
Gavin Barrett
Why the Early Warning System does not alleviate the democratic deficit
Pieter de Wilde
Discussant
Andreas Maurer
12.45 H
Lunch buffet
14.00 H
Panel 2: The Role of National Parliaments in Non-Legislative EU Policy-Making
Chair
Wolfgang Wessels
Speakers
National Parliaments as a "Virtual Third Chamber" for the European Union
Ian Cooper
The Role of COSAC after the Treaty of Lisbon
Loreta Raulinaityte
Re-conceiving democracy after the governance turn: national parliaments and hybrid modes of EU governance
Rik de Ruiter
Defending Europe: who pays? The role of national parliaments in defence budgets
Julie Smith/Ariella Huff
Discussant
Maria Teresa Paolo
15.15 H
Coffee
15.45 H
Keynote roundtable: What Role for National Parliaments after Lisbon?
Chair
Geoffrey Edwards
Speakers
Enrique Barón Crespo
Jens-Peter Bonde
Enikő Győri
Piotr M. Kaczynski
Lord Roper
Wolfgang Wessels
17.15 H
Reception at Crowne Plaza
19.00 H
Speakers’ dinner at Hotel Beaumont
Friday 24 February
9.30 H
Panel 3: Parliamentary Scrutiny and the democratic deficit
Chair
Philipp Kiiver
Speakers
Why national parliaments fail to make EU governance more democratic
Tapio Raunio
National governments and parliamentary reserves in the EU decision-making process
Olivier Rozenberg
The role of regional parliaments in scrutinizing EU legislation
Gracia Vara Arribas
Discussant
Christopher Lord
10.45 H
Coffee
11.15 H
Discussant: Panel 4: Competitors in the Same Boat? The EP and National Parliaments
Chair
Thomas Christiansen
Speakers
Winner or ignoramus? The European Parliament's incentives for interparliamentary
co-operation
Katjana Gattermann
Parties as vessels of inter-parliamentary coordination
Ben Crum
Worlds of scrutiny: Cross-national and cross-policy patters of parliamentary
activities in the EU
Aron Buzogany
The missing link. Cooperation between national parliaments, European
Parliament and Brussels based NGOs in scrutinizing EU policies
Alexander Strelkov
Discussant
Michael Shackleton
12.45 H
Lunch buffet
13.45 H
Discussants: Panel 5: The Lisbon Treaty: Strengthening Parliamentary Bureaucracies?
Chair
Katrin Auel
Speakers
National Parliaments after Lisbon: Administrations on the Rise
Anna-Lena Högenauer
Europeanisation from within? Strengthening parliamentary EU-involvement in the
Tweede Kamer
Mendeltje van Keulen
The roles bureaucrats play: The input of European Parliament administrators into
co-decision
Christine Neuhold/Mathias Dobbels
Bicameral parliaments after Lisbon: Europeanized & Empowered? Comparative
insight from the Bundesrat and the Czech Senát
Andrej Stuchlik
Discussants
Alain Delcamp
Alfred Kellerman
15.00 H
Closing remarks
15.15 H
End of conference
Organised by
Montesquieu Institute Maastricht
Supported by
The Montesquieu Institute Maastricht is supported by the Province of Limburg
