Proceedings: Speeches from the XXVI FIDE Congress: The XXVI FIDE Congress in Copenhagen, 2014 4

Introduction to the Proceedings ............................................................... 4 Introduction by Ms Ulla Neergaard & Ms Catherine Jacqueson ............. 6 Opening Ceremony (29 May 2014) - Adresses ...................................... 12 Welcome Address by Ms Ulla Neergaard ............................................. 14 Address by Mr Martin Lidegaard .......................................................... 22 Keynote Address by Mr Børge Dahl ..................................................... 26 Keynote Address by Mr Vassilios Skouris ............................................ 32 Keynote Address by Mr Luis Romero Requena .................................... 38 Address by Mr Ralf Hemmingsen ......................................................... 50 Opening ceremony (29 May 2014) – The Temperature of the European Union and Major Trends ...................................................... 54 Keynote Speech by Mr Paul Craig – The Financial Crisis, the EU Institutional Order and Constitutional Responsibility ............................... 56 Keynote Speech by Ms Silvana Sciarra – Social Law in the Wake of the Crisis ................................................................................................ 84 Reception at the University of Copenhagen (29 May 2014) ............... 104 Welcome Address by Mr Jacob Graff Nielsen .................................... 106 Gala Dinner at the National Museum of Denmark (30 May 2014) ... 110 Keynote Speech by Mr Joseph Weiler – Observations on the Recent EP Elections ..................................................................................... 112 Panel Discussion: In the Era of Legal Pluralism – The Relationship between the EU, National and International Courts, and the Interplay of the Multiple Sources of Law (31 May 2014) ............ 120 Speech by Mr Vassilios Skouris .......................................................... 122 Speech by Ms Julia Laffranque ........................................................... 126 Speech by Mr Andreas Voßkuhle ........................................................ 136 Speech by Mr Jean-Marc Sauvé .......................................................... 142 Speech by Ms Pauliine Koskelo .......................................................... 150 Commentary by Mr Mattias Kumm - Constitutional Pluralism and Red Lines: What Are Constitutional Conflicts in Europe about? ........... 154 Final Sessions – Conclusions by the General Rapporteurs (31 May 2014) ............................................................................................... 162 Conclusions – Theme 1 by Mr Fabian Amtenbrink ............................ 164 Conclusions – Theme 2 by Ms Niamh Nic Shuibhne & Ms Jo Shaw . 170 Conclusions – Theme 3 by Mr Roberto Caranta ................................. 174 List of Editors and Authors .................................................................. 182 Congress Programme ............................................................................ 184