Recent Trends in the Case Law of the Court of Justice of the European Union: What Directions for the Future ?

Target group
This annual conference is addressed to legal professionals within the public and private sector, judicial professionals, law enforcement officers, national civil servants and persons working on European Union law issues, academics, and others who are active or interested in EU legal issues in general, and in the main rulings delivered by the European Courts in particular

Description and Objectives
The overall objective of this annual conference is to provide participants with an overview of the current case law of the three European Courts. By looking at general trends and also at specific cases stemming from different areas of EU law, we will depict the main directions for the future.

Methodology
Experts, mainly officials from the Court of Justice of the European Union but also from other EU and national administrations, private practicing lawyers and renowned academics will give presentations on topics of particular interest and engage in discussions with participants.

Conference Venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, EIPA Luxembourg
Building of the Chambre des Métiers (salle des fêtes)
2 Circuit de la Foire Internationale
1347 Luxembourg

Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration has negotiated prices with the following hotels. All rates are including breakfast and tourist tax.

Kirchberg
•Hotel Novotel Kirchberg****, at the rate of €148. Tel.: +352 43 77-6851; fax: +352 43 9195; e-mail: H1930-RE2@accor.com; booking page (Client code: SC000002048 – Contract No 308506).
•Hotel Melia****, at the rate of €140. Tel.: +352 27 333-1; fax: + 352 27 333-999, e-mail: reservations.melia.luxembourg@solmelia.com; www.melia-luxembourg.com.
•Hotel D’Coque***, at a rate of €79. Tel.: +352 43 6060-1; fax: +352 42 3315; e-mail: info@coque.lu; booking page.

City Centre
•Hotel Simoncini****, at the rate of €135. Tel.: +352 22 28 44; fax: +352 26 26 2900; e-mail: info@hotelsimoncini.lu; www.hotelsimoncini.lu  (Reservation code: EIPA).
•Hotel Français***, at the rate of €115. Tel.: +352 47 4534; fax: +352 46 4274; e-mail: info@hotelfrancais.lu; www.hotelfrancais.lu  (Reservation code: EIPA).
•Hotel Parc Plaza****, at the rate of €138, (Reservation Code PLEIPA12).
•Hotel Parc Bellevue***, at the rate of €95, (Reservation Code BVEIPA12).
 Tel.: +352 44 2323-2323; fax: +352 45 6141-220; e-mail: reservation@goeres-group.com; www.goeres-group.com
•Hotel Domus***, at the rate between €99 and €139. Tel.: +352 46 7878-1; fax: +352 46 7879; e-mail: info@domus.lu; www.domus.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).

Railway Station Area
•Hotel Carlton****, at the rate of €110. Tel.: +352 29 9660; fax: +352 29 9664; e-mail: carlton@pt.lu; www.carlton.lu  (Reservation code: EIPA).
•Hotel City****, at the rate of €126 (Monday to Thursday) and €100 (Friday to Sunday). Tel.: +352 29 1122; fax: +352 29 1133; e-mail: mail@cityhotle.lu ; www.cityhotel.lu  (Reservation code: EIPA).

Findel (Airport)
•NH Luxembourg***, at the rate of €121 (Monday to Thursday) and €105 (Friday to Sunday). Tel.: 352 34 8931-607; fax: +352 34 8931-9413; booking page.

Surroundings
•Hotel Légère Premium****, rate on request. Tel.: +352 49 0006-507; fax: +352 49 0680; e-mail reservations: luxembourg@legerehotels.com; www.legerehotels.com.

Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please phone or fax the reservation department of the hotel on one of the above-mentioned numbers and mention the relevant reservation code. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that any optional bookings not confirmed one month before the seminar dates will be automatically cancelled by the hotels.
Luxembourg City has two main bus stations, one in the city centre called "Centre Aldringen" and one next to the railway station called "Air Terminus". All buses, wherever they go, pass through these two stations. Bus no. 18, with departure every ten minutes, goes in direction ‘Kirchberg’, stopping just around the corner from the Chambre des Métiers building where EIPA’s premises are located. Bus no. 16 in direction Luxembourg aéroport/Findel stops at Kirchberg, John-F.-Kennedy within 5 minutes walking distance from the seminar’s place.

Participation
The fee applicable to each activity is clearly indicated on the registration form. Unless stated differently on the registration form, the fee includes participation in the activity, lunches and beverages during the activity, documentation and participation in the reception/cocktail.
Travel and accommodation costs are at the expense of the participant or their administration.
Pre-payment of the fee is a condition for participation in an activity. Prior to the activity each participant will receive an invoice which can be paid by bank transfer or by credit card.

Discounts
EIPA’s Civil Servants Special Discount
EIPA offers its members a discount of 10% of the registration fee for certain seminars and training courses. This discount is available to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s member countries and for civil servants working for an EU institution or agency.
If you are an official in the public administration (central or sub-national level) in one of EIPA's member countries or an EU institution or agency, please tick the relevant box in the registration form when registering for a seminar or training course. You will then automatically receive an invoice for payment of the fee with the 10% discount applied.
Early registration discount
For this seminar, EIPA Luxembourg offers a €50 discount for all registrations received and paid before 18 October 2012.
Please note that discounts cannot be accumulated. It is clearly stated on EIPA’s website for which seminars and training courses the reductions are offered. Full fees apply to all other seminars and training courses
For details, please click here.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.

Cancellation policy
EIPA reserves the right to cancel the seminar up to two weeks before the seminar starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc...).
For administrative reasons, a fee of €150 will be charged for cancellations received after 14 November 2012. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.
The mention of a speaker's name in the programme does not commit EIPA. In the event that an announced speaker does not appear, EIPA will do its utmost to find a suitable replacement. For EIPA's cancellation policy, please visit our website.