Programme

14:00-14:10 | Welcome Jan Wouters (RECONNECT Coordinator, KU Leuven)

14:10-14:50 | Rule of Law in Europe in Global Perspective – Keynote by Elizabeth Andersen, Director, World Justice Project and Q&A

14:50-15:05 | RECONNECT Findings and Recommendations and Treaty Changes to Strengthen the Rule of Law in Europe, Petra Bárd (Central European University) and Laurent Pech (Middlesex University)

15:05-15:20 | Personal Testimony by Allan Rosas, President of the Article 255 Committee

15:20-16:30 | Rule of Law in the EU: Next Steps in Tackling an Unrelenting Crisis – Panel Discussion with, inter alia, Joelle Grogan (Middlesex University), Daniel Kelemen (Rutgers University), Dimitry Kochenov (Central European University), John Morijn (University Groningen), Marta Pardavi (Hungarian Helsinki Committee), Kim Scheppele (Princeton University)

16:30-17:00 | Upholding the Rule of Law within the EU: Staying True to Europe’s Values – Closing Keynote by Prof. Dr. Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union

This event is part of RECONNECT’s Final Conference, which will take place over three days, each day focussing on one of the topics at the heart of RECONNECT, and their interconnections – Day 1: Stronger Rule of Law for a Stronger EU (19 April), Day 2: Democratic Renewal for a More Resilient EU (20 April), Day 3: The Future of the European Union (21 April). Day 1 and Day 2 will take place online, while Day 3 will be fully in-person in Brussels, with the possibility to follow a live-stream online.