Programme

09h10 - 09h20     Presentation of the symposium. 

• Prof Xavier VANDENDRIESSCHE, Professor at the University of Lille  

• Prof Michael LASCOMBE, professor at Sciences Po Lille  

09h20 - 09h30  Introductory remarks on the international symposium 

• Prof Xavier CABANNES, President of the French Society of Public Finance  

• Mr Dominique HASCHER, Councellor at the Cour de cassation   

09h30 - 10h00 Introductory report

• Ms Danièle LAMARQUE, member of the European Court of Auditors 

• Prof Michel LASCOMBE, Professor at Sciences Po Lille 

• Mr Aurélien BAUDU, Senior lecturer at the University of Lille 

10h00 - 10h15 Coffee break 

• Viewpoints on public funding of the unicameral system in Luxembourg:
  Prof Philippe POIRIER, Professor at the University in Luxembourg and
• Viewpoints on public funding of the unicameral system in Denmark:
  Mr Benoît JEAN-ANTOINE, Senior lecturer at the University of Rouen and
  Mr Peter EGEMOSE GRIB, Chief Advisor at the Danish Parliament
• Viewpoints on public funding of the unicameral system in Greece:
  Mr  Andreas KOUNDOUROS, Head of European Studies Department of the Hellenic Parliament
  Mr Nikolaos MILIONIS, Member of the European Court of Auditors
  
  Session chair: Prof Xavier CABANNES, President of the French Society of Public Finances

• Viewpoints on the specific case of the funding of the European Parliament:
  Prof Aymeric POTTEAU, Professor at the University of Lille
  Ms Danièle LAMARQUE, Member of the European Court of Auditors
• Viewpoints on public funding of the bicameral system in Belgium:
  Prof Francis DELPEREE, Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and
  Mr Frédéric JANSSENS, Secretary-General at the Walloon Parliament
• Viewpoints on public funding of the bicameral system in Germany:
  Prof Christoph GRÖPL, Professor at the University of Saarland and
  
  Session chair: Prof Pauline TÜRK, Professor at the University of Nice

• Viewpoints on public funding of the bicameral system in United Kingdom:
  Mr Ramu DE BELLESCIZE, Senior Lecturer at the University of Rouen and
  Dr Nikiforos MELETIADIS, Researcher at the University of  Oxford
• Viewpoints on public funding of the bicameral system in Spain:
  Mr François BARQUE, Senior Lecturer at the University of Grenoble and
  Ms. Isabel Inmaculada REVUELTA DE ROJAS, Lawyer at the Congress of Deputies of Spain
• Viewpoints on public funding of the bicameral system in Italy:
  Ms Katia BLAIRON, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lorraine and
  Prof Roberto MICCÙ, Professor at the University della Sapienza in Rome
  
  Session chair: Prof Benoît DELAUNAY, Professor at the University of Paris 2 Assas
  

Friday 23 March 2018

0h00 - 10h15      Discussion with the audience
10h15 - 10h30      Coffee break 

10h30 – 12h00      Round table 1: The funding and material status of the elected members of the parliaments in Europe

What are the rules on the funding of their status? Are there different rules for different types of state? What is their material status? What are their material advantages? What are the procedures? What checks are made?

• Viewpoints on the funding of the material status of MPs in the EU:
  Mr Gilles TOULEMONDE, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lille and
  Mr Georges BERGOUGNOUS, Director of the Legals Service at the French National Assembly
• Viewpoints on the funding of the material status of representatives of the European Parliament:
  Ms Audrey ROSA, Senio Lecturer at the University of Lille and
  Ms Karima DELLI, Member of the European Parliament
• Viewpoints on the funding of the material status of parliamentary groups:
  Mr Damien CONNIL, Associate researcher at the CNRS, University of Pau and the Adour area 
  
  Session chair: Prof Martin COLLET, Professor at the University of Paris 2 Assas

12h00 - 12h15       Discussion with the audience

12h15 - 14h00       Lunch offered by the European Court of Auditors (6th floor of the K3 building) [2]

14h00 – 15h30      Round table 2 : The funding and material status of the non-elected members of the Parliaments in Europe

• Viewpoints on the material status of former MPs in the EU:
  Mr Jérôme GERMAIN, Senior Lecturer at the University of Lorraine and
  Mr René DOSIERE, Former MP in the Aisne region
• Viewpoints on the funding of parliamentary assistants in the EU:
  Mr Matthieu CARON, Senior Lecturer at the University of Valenciennes and
  Ms Marie-Françoise CLERGEAU, Honorary Quaestor at the French National Assembly
• Viewpoints on the funding of Parliamentary officials in the EU :
  Ms Dorothée REIGNIER, Senior Lecturer at the University of the Antilles and French Guiana,
  Mr Didier KLETHI, Director-General for Finance in the European Parliament
  
  Session chair : Prof Jean-Éric GICQUEL, Professor at the University of Rennes

15h30 - 15h45 Discussion with the audience

15h45 - 16h30 Summary report by Mr Renaud BOURGET, Senior lecturer at the University of Paris 1 Sorbonne.

16h30 Closure of the Symposium