Almost 90% of Luxembourg residents identified as European citizens in a 2014 survey, more than in any other European Union (EU) Member State. The Luxembourg government meanwhile pledged earlier this year that its EU presidency would be hosted with the EU citizen at its heart. But what does EU citizenship mean and what are its implications for Member States?

These and other questions will be explored during a conference on 14 and 15 September 2015, hosted by the University of Luxembourg’s Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance on EU Citizenship and Justice.

The conference forms part of a programme of events organised through the TRIO of presidencies of the Council of the European Union, of which Luxembourg is the last one, preceded by Italy and Latvia. Each conference focused on a particular aspect of the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFJS), with the Luxembourg event looking at EU citizenship.

EU citizenship directly affects citizens across the Union with practical implications, for example on the right to live, work and study in another Member State, the rights of families and third-country family members, but also police and judicial cooperation.

Speakers will include:

• President of Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Vassilios Skouris;
• EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova;
• Luxembourg Justice Minister Félix Braz;
• CJEU Judge and former Luxembourg Justice Minister François Biltgen;
• experts and academics in the field of fundamental and political rights, criminal law, European identity and EU citizenship.

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Full conference programme
Conference hosted in English at the Court of Justice of the European Union on Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, Luxembourg-Kirchberg.

The conference is not open to the public.

• Journalists are welcome to attend all or select sessions. To register, please contact Michele Simonato.
• Faculty Dean Stefan Braum is available for interviews on the conference. For interview requests, please contact Véronique Schaff.