1 international seminar on the application of the

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF
SUBSIDIARITY IN THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
(CALRE): “THE REGIONAL DIMENSION IN THE CONTROL OF SUBSIDIARITY.
BALANCE AND FUTURE CHALLENGES.”
Zaragoza, october 1, 2012
Organized by:
CORTES DE ARAGÓN. CALRE
Coordinated by:
Carmen Rubio de Val. Legal Advisor of the Regional Parliament of Aragon
PROGRAM
10.00 OPENIG PROCEEDINGS
WELCOME:
José Ángel Biel Rivera. President of the Regional Parliament of Aragon
Fernando Jesús Manzano Pedrera. President of the Legislative Assembly of
Extremadura and President of CALRE.
CONFERENCE-COLLOQUIUM: The callenges of subsidiarity in the current context
of crisis and transformation of the European Union
Iñigo Méndez de Vigo y Montojo. Secretary of State for the European Union.
President of the College of Europe and Ex Member of the European Parliament.
11.15 BREAK.
11.30 ROUND TABLE: Subsidiarity and regions: The sub/state participation in the
community regulation and policy/making process.
Moderator: Rosa Plantagenet-Whyte Pérez. First Vice-president of the Regional
Parliament of Aragon.
Fernando Jesús Manzano Pedrera. President of the Legislative Assembly of
Extremadura and President of CALRE.
Representative of the Committee of the Regions.
Representantive of the Join Commisision on European Union Affairs of the Spanish
Parliament.
Nazario Pagano. President of the Regional Council of Abruzzo. Vice-president of
CALRE.
Antonio Ángel Castro Cordobez. President of the Legislative Assembly of the
Canary Islands and the Working Group on the Principle of Subsidiarity of CALRE.
13.30 BREAK
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15.00 CONFERENCE: The role of the regional parliaments in the control of subsidiarity: a
comparative perspective.
Gracia Vara Arribas. Researcher of the European Institute of Public Administration
(EIPA).
15.30 CONFERENCE: The colaboration of the regional government at the parliamentary
control of the subsidiarity.
Blanca Solans García. General Director of Participation of the People, Outside
Action and Cooperation of the Government of Aragon.
16.00 CONFERENCE: The functionality of the control of the principle of subsidiarity for the
defence of regional interests: The self-assessment questionnaire on the application
of the early warning mechanism by the European regional parliaments.
José Ignacio Navarro Méndez. Legal Advisor on behalf of the Legislative
Assembly of the Canary Islands.
16.30 COLLOQUIUM and open session to present best practices and exchange
experiences in the control of subsidiarity.
Moderator: Alfredo Boné Pueyo. Coordinator of the Committee on European
Affairs of the Regional Parliament of Aragon.
17.15 CLOSING CEREMONY.
Antonio Ángel Castro Cordobez. President of the Legislative Assembly of the
Canary Islands and of the Working Group on the Principle of Subsidiarity of CALRE.
Rosa Plantagenet-Whyte Pérez. First Vice-president of the Regional Parliament of
Aragon.
17.30 MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY
OF CALRE.
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