On 14 and 15 September 2015, the Faculty of Law, Economic and Finance at the University of Luxembourg will be hosting the 'EU Citizenship & Justice Conference' at the EU Court of Justice.
At a time when almost 90% of Luxembourg residents claim to identify as European citizens, according to a 2014 survey, and the Luxembourg government pledged it would host the Presidency with the EU citizen at heart, the conference will attempt to answer the question: what does EU citizenship actually mean and what are its implications for Member States?
The conference has been organised as part of a programme of events under the TRIO of presidencies of the Council of the EU, of which Luxembourg follows Italy and Latvia to represent the final one. In keeping with the tradition of each conference focusing on a specific aspect of the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFJS), the Luxembourg event will be looking at EU citizenship.
This topic involves practical implications for citizens across the Union, as the answer affects not just the right to live, work and study in another Member State and the rights of families and third-country family members, but also police and judicial cooperation.
Conference speakers will include President of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), Vassilios Skouris; EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova; Luxembourg Minister for Justice, Félix Braz, CJEU Judge and former Luxembourg Minister for Justice, François Biltgen, as well as additional experts in the field of fundamental and political rights, criminal law, European identity and EU citizenship.
The conference will take place in English at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Kirchberg.
