Target group
This seminar is recommended for anyone whose work relies on public access to documents or relates to the treatment of sensitive information. It is aimed at, among others, information officers, information managers, data protection officers, European, national and sub-national officials, data protection and information lawyers, legal advisors, staff of civil liberties associations, consultants, lobbyists, journalists and researchers.
Description
The seminar will familiarise the participants with the key concepts and principles of privacy, and then address the various aspects of openness and transparency in the EU. Which personal data is accessed and exchanged? How well are the current rules on personal data protection and public access to documents working? What are the expectations of individuals, business and civil society as a whole? The sessions will focus on selected aspects of particular relevance: public access to documents, the latest developments and challenges in the field of personal data use and protection, relevant case law like the Bavarian Lager, as well as the role of the Member States. Numerous practical examples, combined with a high degree of interactivity, will give participants an insight into how to handle the myriad issues.
Method
A combination of lectures, structured discussions and case studies.
Objectives
The main objective is to enable delegates to understand how to manage requests for information, and to achieve best practice within their organisation. At the end of the seminar the participants will have a sound understanding of “the politics of information” at European level, be more aware of the rights and obligations underpinning the access and treatment of documents and have a better insight into the strategies aimed at promoting an open Europe.
Thursday 3 June 2010
Introduction: Purpose and organisation of the seminar
Cosimo Monda, Senior Lecturer, EIPA, Maastricht (NL)
Transparency and data protection as elements of good governance
Fergal Ó Regan, Head of Legal Unit, Principal Legal Advisor, European Ombudsman, Brussels (BE)
Workshop
Access to documents in the EU and in the Member States - What to learn from experiences in view of the Revision of the Regulation and of the Lisbon Treaty
Chair: Cosimo Monda
The regulation 1049/2001 on public access to documents: practice and experiences
Cosimo Monda
Overview of EU Member States Legislation in Transparency Matters
Helen Darbishire, Executive Director, Access Info Europe, Madrid
Recent case law on access to documents: How has the regulation been working so far and what should be improved?
Fergal Ó Regan
Lunch
Workshop
Reviewing and revising the public access to documents regulation 1049/2001 - How is the revision process going?
The main changes brought about by the new European Commission Proposal on the Revision of Regulation 1049/2001
Anze Erbeznik, Lawyer LIBE Committee, European Parliament, Brussels
Anu Talus, Adviser, EU affairs, European Law Unit, Ministry of Justice, Finland
Statewatch’s view on recent trends: How has the regulation been working so far and what should be improved?
Tony Bunyan, Statewatch, London (UK)
Panel discussion: Upcoming developments and future challenges
Tony Bunyan
Anze Erbeznik
Fergal Ó Regan
Helen Darbishire
Anu Talus
Dinner
Friday 4 June 2010
Data Protection in Europe and the right of access to one’s own personal data (organised together with the EDPS)
Chair: Alfonso Scirocco, Legal Advisor, European Data Protection Supervisor, Brussels (BE)
Data Protection in Europe - A short overview
Alfonso Scirocco
Recent developments and future direction: the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on data protection
Alfonso Scirocco
The data protection legal framework and access to personal data in Europe: main principles and cases ( Directive 95/46 and Regulation 45/2001)
María Verónica Peréz Asinari, Administrator/Legal Officer Coordinator Administrative Measures at EDPS, Brussels (BE)
Data protection and access to personal data in the area of police and judicial cooperation
Diana Alonso Blas, Data Protection Officer, Eurojust, The Hague (NL)
Data protection and access to personal data in terrorists blacklist
Alfonso Scirocco
Closing Lecture: Public access to information and data protection: reconciling two fundamental rights
Herke Kranenborg, Legal Officer at EDPS, Brussels (BE)
Wrap up session and conclusion
Cosimo Monda
End of seminar and lunch
Programme
The programme will commence on Thursday at 09.00 hrs and will finish on Friday at 15.00 hrs.
Seminar venue
The seminar will take place in the Green Conference Room (1.45) at the European Institute of Public Administration, O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296222, fax: +31.43.3296296.
Working language
The seminar will be conducted in English.
Fee
The participation fee is € 800 and includes documentation, two lunches, one dinner and refreshments. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participant or his/her administration.
10% Special discount for civil servants
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK) as well as civil servants working for an EU institution or agency. If you are eligible for a discount, please tick the box in the registration form. Please note that reductions cannot be accumulated. For more information, please visit EIPA’s website: http://seminars.eipa.eu (FAQ-special discounts).
Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made a block booking at:
Hotel Beaumont**** www.beaumont.nl, € 101,90 p.p.p.n. (incl. breakfast and tourist)
Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.
Meals
The lunches will be served at the Institute’s restaurant. The dinner will be at a restaurant in town. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.
Registration
Kindly complete the online registration form and submit it before 20 May 2010. Your name and address will be part of EIPA’s database for our mailing purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our mailing database, please tick the box in the registration form.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee. For cancellations received after the date indicated on the registration form we will have to charge an administration fee of € 150 unless a replacement participant is found.
Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to 2 weeks before the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, hotel, etc.). For EIPA’s cancellation policy, please visit our website www.eipa.eu (legal notice).
The programme will commence on Thursday at 09.00 hrs and will
finish on Friday at 15.00 hrs.
Seminar venue
The seminar will take place in the Green Conference Room (1.45)
at the European Institute of Public Administration,
O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht,
tel.: +31.43.3296222, fax: +31.43.3296296.
Working language
The seminar will be conducted in English.
Fee
The participation fee is € 800 and includes documentation,
two lunches, one dinner and refreshments. Accommodation
and travel costs are at the expense of the participant or his/her
administration.
10% Special discount for civil servants
EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration
fee. This reduction is available to all civil servants working for one
of EIPA’s member countries (i.e. AT, BE, BG, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR,
DE, GR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LU, MT, NL, PL, PT, ES, SE, UK) as well as civil
servants working for an EU institution or agency. If you are
eligible for a discount, please tick the box in the registration form.
Please note that reductions cannot be accumulated. For more
information, please visit EIPA’s website: http://seminars.eipa.eu
(FAQ-special discounts).
Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased
to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have
made a block booking at:
Hotel Beaumont**** www.beaumont.nl, € 101,90 p.p.p.n. (incl.
breakfast and tourist)
Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the
dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment
is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking
out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel
reservations cannot be guaranteed.
Meals
The lunches will be served at the Institute’s restaurant. The dinner
will be at a restaurant in town. Should you require a special
menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme
Organiser so that this can be arranged.
Registration
Kindly complete the registration form and return it before
20 May 2010 to Ms Chaja van Boesschoten, Programme Organiser,
European Institute of Public Administration, P.O. Box 1229,
NL-6201 BE Maastricht, tel.: +31.43.3296381, fax: +31.43.3296296,
e-mail: c.vanboesschoten@eipa.eu. You can also submit the
online registration form which can be found on EIPA’s web site:
www.eipa.eu (training).
Your name and address will be part of EIPA’s database for our
mailing purpose only. If you do not want to be included in our
mailing database, please tick the box in the registration form.
Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on
receipt of the completed registration form.
Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the
method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the
participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for
the payment of the registration fee. For cancellations received
after the date indicated on the registration form we will have
to charge an administration fee of € 150 unless a replacement
participant is found.
Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to 2 weeks before
the starting date. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs
incurred (travel, hotel, etc.). For EIPA’s cancellation policy, please
visit our website www.eipa.eu (legal notice).
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