{"id":233637,"date":"2025-06-09T18:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/?post_type=multimedia&#038;p=233637"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T08:33:33","slug":"zakonczylismy-xxxi-kongres-miedzynarodowej-federacji-prawa-europejskiego","status":"publish","type":"multimedia","link":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/multimedia\/zakonczylismy-xxxi-kongres-miedzynarodowej-federacji-prawa-europejskiego\/","title":{"rendered":"We concluded the XXXI Congress of the International Federation of European Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>The XXXI FIDE Congress\u2014four days filled with lectures, meetings and inspiring conversations among international participants\u2014has now concluded. From 28 to 31 May, Katowice was the European centre of debate on the future of European law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The FIDE Congress, held in Poland for the first time in its history, focused on three topics in the field of European law:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>EU emergency law.<\/li>\n<li>EU regulation of digital services and markets (DSA and DMA).<\/li>\n<li>Solidarity and energy security in the context of green transition and crisis management.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>Young FIDE Seminar<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We started the FIDE Congress with the Young FIDE seminar. The event, held at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia, gathered young researchers who had the opportunity to present their work and take part in discussions with outstanding EU law specialists and fellow participants. The seminar was inaugurated by a lecture \u2018Young Wolves Should Be Eager To Make Their Mark: Some Ideas and Suggestions from an Older Wolf\u2019 delivered by Prof. Eleanor Sharpston (former Advocate General of the CJEU). Future leaders of EU law were then able to share their achievements during thematic sessions on the three key issues of the Congress. The event was attended by, among others, Prof. Eleanor Sharpston, Prof. Miguel Poiares Maduro and Prof. Michal Bobek.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>FIDE Congress<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The first day began with an official opening ceremony attended by distinguished representatives of EU institutions, academia, justice and public life, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adam Bodnar<\/strong> \u2013 Minister of Justice;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marzena Czarnecka <\/strong>\u2013Minister of Industry;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam Sz\u0142apka<\/strong> \u2013 Minister for European Union Affairs;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael McGrath<\/strong>\u2013 EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Koen Lenaerts<\/strong> \u2013 President of the Court of Justice of the European Union;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marc van der Woude<\/strong> \u2013 President of the General Court of the European Union;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephan Harbarth<\/strong> \u2013 President of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sacha Prechal<\/strong>\u2013 Professor of European Law at Utrecht University;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maciej Szpunar<\/strong>\u2013 first Advocate General of the CJEU, President of FIDE 2023-2025;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Claire Bazy Malaurie<\/strong>\u2013 President of the Venice Commission;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leszek Pietraszek<\/strong>\u2013 Vice-Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Waldemar<\/strong> <strong>Bojarun<\/strong> \u2013 Vice-Mayor of Katowice;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryszard Kozio\u0142ek<\/strong>\u2013 Rector of the University of Silesia;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph Weiler<\/strong>\u2013 Professor at the NYU School of Law, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Studies, Harvard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the official opening, it was time for the plenary debate \u2018The Role of Courts in Democratic Societies\u2019. Discussions with leading representatives of European justice and legal science were devoted to the role of courts in democratic systems. Then participants were able to listen to discussions on crisis law, as well as EU digital regulations and energy solidarity as part of the thematic sessions. The entire day full of debates and meetings ended with an evening gala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TsSKKZA8s5s&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\r\n                <div class=\"text-modules\">\r\n                    <div class=\"container\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <div class=\"text-modules__content\"><\/p>\n<h3><b>Day two \u2013 EU law in the face of emergencies, digital changes and energy issues<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second day of the FIDE Congress was full of intense debates and analyses. Thematic expert sessions focused primarily on the mechanisms of implementing crisis law in EU countries, the challenges of DSA\/DMA coordination and enforcement, as well as the links between energy transition and crisis management. Between panels, participants could integrate in the areas meant for a moment of relaxation and networking. The official culmination of the day-long meetings was a concert\u2014the Famous Serenade from the film by Milo\u0161 Forman, which took place at the seat of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Day three \u2013 recaps<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last day of the Congress was primarily an opportunity for reflection and summarising all the topics of the session. The focal points of the programme were the presentation of the Charter of the European Law Institute (ELI), a Fireside Chat with Anne Applebaum and a presentation by the IRENA AND JERZY WISZNIEWSKI FOUNDATION. The Congress concluded with a closing ceremony during which we met the host of FIDE 2027\u2014in two years we will meet in Helsinki!<br \/>\nWe would like to thank everyone present at the XXXI FIDE Congress: participants, speakers, organisers, partners and sponsors of the event! This year\u2019s edition will go down in history as a unique forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences and visions for the future of European law.<br \/>\nSee you in Finland at the XXXII FIDE Congress!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>ORGANISERS:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pspe.org.pl\/\">The Polish Association for European Law (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Prawa Europejskiego, PSPE)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/\">University of Silesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/welcome.katowice.eu\/\">City of Katowice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>HOST REGION:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Host Region of the XXXI Congress of the International Federation of European Law (FIDE) is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slaskie.pl\/\">Silesian Voivodeship<\/a>, which provided funding for the implementation of the project from the budget of the Silesian Voivodeship<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>MAIN SPONSOR:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeronimomartins.com\/en\/\">Jeronimo Martins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kghm.com\/pl\">KGHM Polska Mied\u017a<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlen.pl\/en\">Orlen<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>MAIN PARTNER:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kirp.pl\/\">National Council of Attorneys-at-law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>YOUNG FIDE PARTNER:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.komornik.pl\/\">National Council of Bailiffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Polish National Council of Notaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>HONORARY PATRONAGE:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.pl\/web\/sprawiedliwosc\">Ministry of Justice of the Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/polish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu\/pl\">Minister for European Union Affairs during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship Wojciech Sa\u0142uga<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.pl\/web\/przemysl\">Minister of Industry Marzena Czarnecka<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>MEDIA PATRONAGE:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rp.pl\/\"><em>Rzeczpospolita<\/em> daily<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rp.pl\/\" rel=\"nofollow \">rp.pl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eulawlive.com\/\">EU Law Live<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TsSKKZA8s5s&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/multimedia\/zakonczylismy-xxxi-kongres-miedzynarodowej-federacji-prawa-europejskiego\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":232593,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/multimedia\/233637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/multimedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/multimedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/multimedia\/233637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234075,"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/multimedia\/233637\/revisions\/234075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}