2 May – The State of the Union
09.45 – 10.00 – Welcome – Room: Sala del Consiglio
10.00 – 10.30 – Plenary Session – Room: Sala del Consiglio
10.45 – 12.00 – Morning Parallel Sessions A
A.1 – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU: 20 years after its proclamation and 10 years after its entry into force as law – Room: Sala degli Stemmi
A.2 – The impact of ICTs on political behaviour in European Parliament elections: Increasing turnout? – Room: Sala De Gasperi
A.3 – Basic Income: The future of social policy or an expensive fad? – Room: Sala del Consiglio
A.4 – The future of party democracy: Cartel parties and their challengers at the European level – A panel in honour of Professor Peter Mair – Room: Sala Lounge
12.15 – 13.30 – Morning Parallel Sessions B
B.1 – Power of the powerless: Democratic politics from below in an age of distrust – Room: Sala Lounge
B.2 – Generation(s) of the crises: How to address intergenerational inequalities in the EU? – Room: Sala De Gasperi
B.3 – Immigration as a challenge or revitalizer of European democracy? – Room: Sala degli Stemmi
B.4 – Rule of law oversight in the EU: Can value conditionality be reinforced? – Room: Sala del Consiglio
14.45 – 16.00 – Afternoon Parallel Sessions C
C.1 – Do we really need politicians? E-democracy vs. representative democracy – Room: Sala degli Stemmi
C.2 – The future of democracy and governance: Global trends to 2030 – Room: Sala del Consiglio
C.3 – Extended Session (14:45 – 17:30) – 30 years after: What has the 1989 democratic transition brought to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe? – Room: Sala Lounge
16.15 – 17.30 – Afternoon Parallel Sessions D
D.1 – A more democratic EU external action – Room: Sala del Consiglio
D.2 – Capture of politics by business – Room: Sala degli Stemmi
D.3 – Doing what’s right for the climate while winning public support – Room: Sala De Gasperi
2 May – “Spitzenkandidaten” Debate
Sala del Consiglio (Villa Salviati):
18.00 – 19.30 – Debate amongst the “Spitzenkandidaten”
3 May – Palazzo Vecchio Morning
09.30 – 09.45 – Welcome
09.45 – 10.10 – Institutional welcome: Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
10.10 – 10.45 – The State of the Union Address – Is there a crisis of democracy in Europe? – Hanspeter Kriesi, Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics, EUI
11.30 – 12.00 – High Level Discussion – Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania in conversation with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, Foreign Editor, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
12.00 – 12.30 – High-Level Address – Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France (This address will be delivered in French with translation into English and Italian)
3 May – Palazzo Vecchio Afternoon
14.00 – 15.30 – Panel Debate – Restoring people’s trust in the Single Market for banking and finance
16.00 – 17.30 – Panel Debate – Tackling disinformation and strengthening election integrity to support democracy
17.30 – 18.00 – Closing Address – Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy