The inaugural meeting of ETHRYN was held in June 2010 with the theme of Europeanisation: What are the legal, political and sociological driving forces behind the ongoing process of Europeanisation?; What is the impact of Europe on your field of research and how is your field of research influencing Europe in turn?

This workshop was the first of a series of annual events, encouraging young researchers and PhD students to contribute to the building up of a network of excellence between the Universities of Edinburgh, Helsinki and Tilburg. The individual sessions focussed on clarifying the impacts of Europeanisation and provided young researchers with an opportunity to present their own work and gain feedback from their peers, as well as from experienced academics who also offered an insight into how research regarding the phenomenon of Europeanisation could be tackled.


The Workshop included the following distinguished speakers:


Professor Andrew Scott, University of Edinburgh, Professor of European Union Studies, Co-Director of the Europa Institute, Dean International (Europe)

Professor Kimmo Nuotio, University of Helsinki, Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence in Foundations of European Law and Polity.

Professor Jan Smits, Tilburg University, Professor of European Private Law and Comparative Law, Director of the Tilburg Institute of Comparative and Transnational Law (TICOM).

Professor Neil Walker, University of Edinburgh, Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations


Papers presented were as follows:

Viorelia Gasca, Tilburg University: ‘Europeanisation and Citizenship at the Border of the EU’

Sonya Walkila, University of Helsinki: ‘The principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age as a general principle of EU law’

Kasey L. McCall-Smith, University of Edinburgh: ‘The European Voice in International Human Rights’

Junwei Fu, Tilburg University: ‘Comparison of Contract Interpretation in the EU and China’

Gary Low, Tilburg University: 'Sticky Votes – Implications for a regulatory competitive European contract law'

Sandra Keegan, University of Edinburgh: ‘The Europeanisation of Telecommunications Policy’

J. Bradley Olsen, University of Edinburgh: ‘Protecting Fundamental Rights and the Evolving Role of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights: Europeanisation in Action at a Supranational Level

Katri Havu, University of Helsinki: ‘Europeanisation and Damages Actions for Breach of Competition Law’

Charlotte Rommerskirchen, University of Edinburgh: ‘The Europeanization of fiscal policy, why rules don't matter’

Louise Maythorne, University of Edinburgh: ‘What does europeanisation mean for green movement groups in Europe?’

Naveen Thayyil, Tilburg University: ‘GMOs in Europe: Two Tales of Precaution'

Esther van Schagen, Tilburg University: ‘The CFR – Views from multilevel governance’

Teemu Juutilainen, University of Helsinki: ‘Secured Transaction Laws: Centralized or Spontaneous Harmonization?’


Below are some photos from the ETHYRN inaugural meeting.


 
Julia Schmidt, Rebecca Zahn, Thomas Horsley



Opening Panel



Panel 1


Conference Attendees, Day 1


Conference Attendees, Day 1


 
Panel 2


Panel 3


Conference Dinner


Panel 5

 
Panel 6