Proceedings: Speeches from the XXVI FIDE Congress: The XXVI FIDE Congress in Copenhagen, 2014

Introduction to the Proceedings ............................................................... 4
Introduction by Ms Ulla Neergaard & Ms Catherine Jacqueson ............. 6
Opening Ceremony (29 May 2014) - Adresses ...................................... 12
Welcome Address by Ms Ulla Neergaard ............................................. 14
Address by Mr Martin Lidegaard .......................................................... 22
Keynote Address by Mr Børge Dahl ..................................................... 26
Keynote Address by Mr Vassilios Skouris ............................................ 32
Keynote Address by Mr Luis Romero Requena .................................... 38
Address by Mr Ralf Hemmingsen ......................................................... 50
Opening ceremony (29 May 2014) – The Temperature of the
European Union and Major Trends ...................................................... 54
Keynote Speech by Mr Paul Craig – The Financial Crisis, the EU
Institutional Order and Constitutional Responsibility ............................... 56
Keynote Speech by Ms Silvana Sciarra – Social Law in the Wake
of the Crisis ................................................................................................ 84
Reception at the University of Copenhagen (29 May 2014) ............... 104
Welcome Address by Mr Jacob Graff Nielsen .................................... 106
Gala Dinner at the National Museum of Denmark (30 May 2014) ... 110
Keynote Speech by Mr Joseph Weiler – Observations on the Recent
EP Elections ..................................................................................... 112
Panel Discussion: In the Era of Legal Pluralism – The Relationship
between the EU, National and International Courts, and
the Interplay of the Multiple Sources of Law (31 May 2014) ............ 120
Speech by Mr Vassilios Skouris .......................................................... 122
Speech by Ms Julia Laffranque ........................................................... 126
Speech by Mr Andreas Voßkuhle ........................................................ 136
Speech by Mr Jean-Marc Sauvé .......................................................... 142
Speech by Ms Pauliine Koskelo .......................................................... 150
Commentary by Mr Mattias Kumm - Constitutional Pluralism and
Red Lines: What Are Constitutional Conflicts in Europe about? ........... 154
Final Sessions – Conclusions by the General Rapporteurs (31
May 2014) ............................................................................................... 162
Conclusions – Theme 1 by Mr Fabian Amtenbrink ............................ 164
Conclusions – Theme 2 by Ms Niamh Nic Shuibhne & Ms Jo Shaw . 170
Conclusions – Theme 3 by Mr Roberto Caranta ................................. 174
List of Editors and Authors .................................................................. 182
Congress Programme ............................................................................ 184