EU Decision-Making after the Lisbon Treaty

Target group
Civil servants from the EU member states and officials from the European institutions as well as representatives from third countries and other interested professionals working with the EU institutions.

Description
This seminar provides expert analysis of the key changes to EU decision-making that will be introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. It will include presentations on key areas of institutional development: the expansion of co-decision between EP and Council through the introduction of the “ordinary legislative procedure” in the making of EU law; the changes arising from the reform of comitology and the creation of a new legal instrument, the “delegated acts”; the changing nature of the Presidency with the arrival of the permanent President of the European Council; the new architecture for the management of the EU’s foreign policy arising from the changes to the role of the High Representative and the setting up of the European External Action Service, and the implications of the reform of the treaty for police and judicial cooperation.

Method
The working sessions consist of introductory presentations by specialists followed by discussion. The seminar concludes with presentations from senior officials from the European institutions on the challenges of implementing the new treaty provisions and the new dynamics of inter-institutional relations after the Lisbon Treaty.

Objectives
By the end of the day, the participants will have gained a good understanding of the main Lisbon Treaty provisions affecting EU decision-making. They will have been able to share ideas about the resulting challenges both with public officials from other member states and levels of governance and with EU experts and institutional representatives.

The programme will respectively commence at 10.00 hrs and will finish at 17.30 hrs.

Seminar Venue
CENELEC Meeting Centre
Avenue Marnix 17
BE - 1000 Brussels
Tel: +32.2.519.6871

Working language
The seminar will be conducted in English.

Fee
The registration fee is € 600 and includes documentation, one lunch and refreshments. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration. EIPA offers its members a reduction of 10% of the registration fee. 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).

Meals
The lunch will be served at Cenelec Meeting Centre. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic), please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.

Registration
You can submit the online registration form before the closing date mentioned on the information brochure. 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).