Challenges of the 21st Century: European and American Perspectives Series

Date and Time

November 24, 2009
04:15PM - 06:00PM EST

"Is Europe a Failed Democracy? Will the Lisbon Treaty Make a Difference? And if Not, What Will?"

Organized by Renée Haferkamp. Sponsored by the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, co-sponsored by the Karamanlis Chair at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, and the Nicolas Janssen Family Fund in Brussels.

Speakers:

Jonathan Faull, Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security, European Commission.

Jean-Claude Piris, Director General of the Legal Service, Council of the European Union.

Joseph Weiler, University Professor, Joseph Straus Professor of Law and European Union, Jean Monnet Chair, NYU School of Law.

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