Joseph Weiler - What difference, if any, will the next elections to the European Parliament make?
Channel: IIEA
Date: 19/02/2014

About the Speech:

The European Parliament elections are to take place in May 2014, against the backdrop of the recent euro crisis, the growth of euroscepticism, and the introduction of a new system for selection of the Commission President. In his address to the IIEA, Professor Weiler discussed the potential of the forthcoming election to invoke a paradigm shift in the European political climate, in terms of accountability and representation within the European Parliament.

About the Speaker:

Professor Joseph H.H. Weiler was appointed President of the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, in September 2013. He is a world-renowned legal authority. Previously he served as Professor of Law and Jean Monnet Chair at Harvard Law School and subsequently as Director of the Jean Monnet Center at NYU School of Law. Prof. Weiler is Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of International Law (EJIL) and the International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON). He is the author of several books and articles in the field of European integration, notably 'The Constitution of Europe: Do the new clothes have an emperor?'