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Preliminary programme

Part I: Court of Justice of the European Union
7.45 – 8.15	Start of the visit Arrival at the Court of Justice of the European Union Visitors’ entrance – rue Charles-Léon Hammes Security check
8.30 – 8.45	Registration and welcome coffee
8.45 – 9.15	Briefing of case C-678/23 Spitalul Salle de conferences – Palais Legal Secretary to Advocate General Rantos (tbc)
9.30 – 11.00	Hearing of case C-678/23 Spitalul
11.00 – 11.45	Guided tour of the Court’s buildings
11.45 – 12.45	Working session on the ‘Recent State aid experience and the art and procedure of preliminary rulings’ Salle de conferences – Palais Andrea Biondi, Advocate General Anna Marcoulli, President of Chamber, General Court David Petrlík, Judge at the General Court
Venue transfer and lunch
12.45 – 14.00	Lunch break Walk to Novotel Kirchberg (1km) Lunch
Part II: Novotel Kirchberg
14.00 – 14.30	Keynote: ‘Obligations for national judges to refer to CJEU’ Ben Smulders, Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union
14.30 – 15.45	Panel I: State aid at national courts - Remedies Wout De Cock (chair) Antonis Metaxis National courts and remedies Phedon Nicolaides Unlawful State aid and action for damages: a legal perspective Nicole Robins Unlawful State aid and action for damages: an economic perspective Greetje Van Heezik Unlawful State aid and action for damages: Lessons from cases in the Netherlands
15.45 – 16.00	Coffee break
16.00 – 17.15	Panel II: Cooperation tools, case study, survey results, and experiences from the EFTA Court Maria Segura (chair) Diana Calciu Cooperation tools, challenges and key takeaways Borja Alcaraz Cooperation tools case examples and do’s and don’ts Leonardo Armati Survey results: key State aid challenges for national courts Ólafur Einarsson State aid case law at the EFTA Court and takeaways for a smooth cooperation with the national courts
17.15 – 17.30	Closing session Quiz time and SUNAJUST II Seppe Maes Caroline Buts

30/01/2025 - 07:45 - 30/01/2025 - 17:30

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Court of Justice of the European Union
Novotel Luxembourg Kirchberg
Luxembourg