This two-day interdisciplinary conference features research in law, socio-legal studies, public policy, and governance. Expert authors analyse the evolving landscape of EU law and policy enforcement through the lens of ‘softening’ and ‘hardening’ from a conceptual, constitutional, procedural, and policy-area perspective. The contributions offer a comprehensive and dynamic view of how the enforcement landscape is shifting and of the implications of the change for national and EU institutions and the broader EU governance structure.
Programme Tuesday 9th June
| 09:00 - 09:20 |
Registration |
| 09:20 - 09:30 |
Brief welcome from the conveners
Lilian Tsourdi (Maastricht University) & Matteo Bonelli (Maastricht University) |
| 09:30 - 10:30 |
Conceptualising the Softening and Hardening of EU Law and Policy Enforcement
Chair: Monica Claes, Maastricht University
Contributions
- Charting a Research Agenda on the Softening and Hardening of EU Law and Policy Enforcement,
Lilian Tsourdi (Maastricht University) & Matteo Bonelli (Maastricht University)
- The Softening and Hardening of EU Law and Policy Enforcement: A EU Constitutional Law Perspective,
Bruno De Witte (Maastricht University)
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:45 - 12:45 |
Softening and Hardening within Modalities of EU Law and Policy Enforcement (I)
Chair: Ellen Vos, Maastricht University
- The Infringement Procedure,
Pekka Pohjankoski (University of Turku)
- Law and Policy Enforcement through EU Agencies,
Pauline El Khoury (Maastricht University) and Esther Versluis (Maastricht University)
- Political Steering through the European Parliament,
Cristina Fasone (LUISS)
- National Enforcement Authorities,
Filipe Brito Bastos (NOVA University Lisbon)
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| 12:45 - 13:45 |
Lunch Break |
| 13:45 - 15:45 |
Softening and Hardening within Modalities of EU Law and Policy Enforcement (II)
Chair: Fulvia Ristuccia, Maastricht University
Contributions
- The Enforcement of EU Law via National Courts,
Urszula Jaremba (University of Utrecht)
- The Commission’s Direct Enforcement Powers,
Kati Cseres (UvA)
- Monitoring,
Emma Pecqueux (Maastricht University) and Tamas Molnar (Fundamental Rights Agency)
- The hybrid nature of conditionality: hardening and softening,
Matteo Bonelli (Maastricht University) and Jaime Luque Lora (Maastricht University)
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| 15:45 - 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00 - 18:00 |
The Softening and Hardening of Enforcement Across Policy Areas (I)
Chair: Bruno De Witte, Maastricht University
Contributions
- The Softening and Hardening of Cohesion Policy Enforcement,
Maria Patrin (Hertie School of Governance)
- The Softening and Hardening of Migration Enforcement,
Lilian Tsourdi (Maastricht University) and Andreina De Leo (Maastricht University)
- The Softening and Hardening of Values Enforcement,
Martina Coli (University of Florence)
- The Softening and Hardening of Environmental Law Enforcement,
Marijn van der Sluis (Maastricht University)
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| 19:00 |
Dinner for speakers & chairs |
Programme Wednesday 10 June
| 10:00 - 12:00 |
The Softening and Hardening of Enforcement Across Policy Areas (II)
Chair: Mariolina Eliantonio (Maastricht University)
Contributions
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The Softening and Hardening of Common Foreign and Security Policy Enforcement,
Francesca Finelli (Luxembourg School of Business)
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The Softening and Hardening of EU Digital Law Enforcement,
Valentina Golunova (Maastricht University) and Sarah Tas (University of Maastricht)
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The European Public Prosecutor as a Policy Enforcer,
Jacob Öberg (University of Southern Denmark)
- Planning as a New Channel of Enforcement in EU Law,
Paul Dermine (Université libre de Bruxelles)
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