From the 11 to 14 March 2013, the European Political and Administrative Studies Department went to a study visit to the main European institutions of Luxembourg and Strasbourg.
In Luxembourg, the students had the possibility to visit either the European Investment Bank or the Court of Justice of the European Union with a conference given by M. K. LENAERTS, Vice President of the Court.
In Strasbourg, the students discovered the work of the Council of Europe, of the European Court of Human Rights with a conference given by Paul LEMMENS, judge appointed by Belgium. They also visited the European parliament : the students were able to assist to the plenary session (discussion on the situation in Syria with Catherine Ashton) and to meet two MEPs, Sandrine BELIER (FR, Green) and Nathalie GRIESBECK (FR, ALDE) who presented their activity within the assembly. The study visit ended with a venue to Eurocorps headquarters.
During these four days, the department also organised a dinner with the students, a networking evening to meet alumni working in the institutions. The students also had the possibility to visit the headquarters of ARTE and meet grand reporter Vladimir VASAK as well as to discover the history of the city of Strasbourg.
Monday, 11 March 2013
Departure from Bruges early in the morning to Luxembourg to visit:
Court of Justice of the European Union : http://curia.europa.eu/
14.30 - 15.30: Conference with M. K. LENAERTS, Vice President of the Court
15.30 - 16.15: Conference with M. R. MEYER, Administrator, Directorate for Research and Documentation
or European Investment Bank : http://www.eib.org/
14.00 - 15.30: general presentation on the role and activities of the EIB given by Ms Olivia SAUNDERS, Press Officer.
Arrival in Strasbourg, end of the afternoon.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Council of Europe: http://hub.coe.int/en/
09.30 : Visit of the Hemicycle
10.15 : Conference by an ancien on the role of the Council of Europe in today's interinsitutional dialogue
Visit of Strasbourg
14.15 : meeting on the Cathedral place (17, place de la cathédrale)
14.30-16h30 : visite de la cathédrale et de la vielle ville à pied
Departmental Dinner “Au Brasseur”
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
European Court of Human Rights: http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/homepage_en
11.00 – 12.00 : Conference with Paul LEMMENS, Belgian judge
Arte visit>: http://www.arte.tv/fr
14.00 – 15.30 : Meeting with Vladimir VASAK, grand reporter ARTE reportage
European Parliament: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/
16.30 – 17.30 : Plenary Session
17.30 – 18.15 : Conference by the Visit services
18.15 – 19.00 : Conférence “Le Parlement co-législateur”
- MEP Sandrine BELIER (Green, FR) : ENVI
- MEP Mariya GABRIEL (EPP, BG) : LIBE, PETI, CRIM
Networking evening with people working in the institutions – @ Académie de la bière
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Eurocorps: htthttp://www.eurocorps.org/
10.30 - 12.30: Conference on the role of Eurocorps