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92 participants, 12 European countries.
It was the fifth event of the project Message to Europeans 3.0!!
Main actors: The Student Leaders, International, and Italian participants.
Goal: In this event the participants had the opportunity to participate in a mock trial choosing one of the follow options; prosecution, defense or popular jury on the following topic:
Considering the EU and the Member States’ competencies, who was responsible for mishandling the 2008 economic crisis?
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"The overall experience was really intensive. It was really inspiring to speak with students from all over Europe, and hear about their experiences and make new connections"
"It was a wonderful event to get to know how a mock trial works and to learn about the economic crisis of 2008 by debating with the other participants"
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Wednesday, 24 October
Venue: Law Faculty of Sapienza University (Aula Calasso and Aula V, Piazzale Aldo Moro 1, Città Universitaria)
13:45 - 13:55 Meeting point, University main entrance (Piazzale Aldo Moro, 1, Rome)
14:00 - 14:30 Registration
14:30 - 15:00 Welcome
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Paolo Ridola, Head of the Law Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome
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Alberta Fabbricotti, Professor of European Law, Sapienza University of Rome
15:00 - 15:20 Institutional welcome | Sergio Battelli, President of European Affairs Commission - Italian Chamber of Deputies
15:20 - 16:00 Introduction
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Pier Virgilio Dastoli, President European Movement in Italy
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Gian Luca Giovannucci, President European university college Association
16:00 - 16:30 Keynote speech | Marco Piantini, Adviser to Italy's Prime Minister for European Affairs 2015-2018, Centro Studi di Politica Internazionale - Cespi
16:30 - 17:00 Break
17:00 - 18:30 Presentation and analysis of prosecution/defense arguments with:
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Prosecution (Aula I) | Letizia Cesarini Sforza, Project Manager CILAP-EAPN, Benedetto Ippolito, Professor and Researcher in History of Philosophy, University of Roma Tre, Cristina Pacella, Parliamentary consultant - Movimento 5 Stelle
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Defense (Aula II)| Roberto Santaniello, Special Advisor DG COMM Media and Communication at the European Commission Representation in Italy, Matteo Di Paolo, +Europe, Riccardo Mazzucchelli, Collaboratore di Cattedra, Sapienza University of Rome
18:45 - 20:00 Happy hour in Village Bar La Sapienza
Thursday, 25 October
Venue: Sala Celimontano - Associazione RUI (Via Bezzecca, 10)
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Welcome
10:00 - 11:00 - Financial Market Regulation and Supervision: a European perspective, Paola Lucantoni, Professor of Financial Markets Law - Tor Vergata University of Rome
- Workshop on European Economic and Monetary governance and Financial Market regulation and supervision, Vincenzo Russo, Professor of Public Finance, Sapienza University of Rome
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 Expert Panel on social policies, youth unemployment & poverty
- Benedetto Ippolito, Professor and Researcher in History of Philosophy - University of Roma Tre
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Efrem Moiso, Planning and Research Department of the National Public Agency for Microcredit in Italy
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Letizia Cesarini Sforza, Project Manager of CILAP-EAPN
13:30 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 16:30 Working groups:
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Student Leaders on the Message to Europeans 3.0 resolutions
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Participants on the defense/prosecution (two separate groups)
16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 - 18:30 Working groups:
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Student Leaders on the Message to Europeans 3.0 resolutions
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Participants on the defense/prosecution (two separate groups)
20:30 - 22:30 Dinner with international students in “La Grotta Romana” (Via Palestro, 93)
Friday, 26 October
Venue: Consiglio Nazionale dell’Economia e del Lavoro (CNEL) (Viale Lubin Davide, 2)
09:00 - 9:30 Registration
09:30 - 9:45 Welcome
09:45 - 11:00 Simulation of the trial
09:45 - 10:25 Prosecution
10:25 - 11:00 Defense
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 11:45 The Future of Europe | Alessandro Fusacchia, Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
11:30 - 12:30 Verdict and debate with the experts
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Ugo Ferruta, Honorary judge of Rome
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Andrea Giordano, Avvocatura dello Stato in Rome
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Pier Virgilio Dastoli, President European Movement in Italy
12:30 - 13:00 Closing remarks | Gian Luca Giovannucci, President European university college Association
13:00 Departures