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1 Le Barreau De Bruxelles, Barreau De La Capitale De L'europe 1 Le barreau de Bruxelles, barreau de la capitale de l’Europe. Allocution du bâtonnier le 22 juin 2012 La société civile doit être ouverte à une souveraineté européenne démocratique et par exemple à l’élection d’un président de la Commission au suffrage universel de tous les citoyens européens. La vieille Europe doit avoir le cœur à se réveiller. Ma génération n’a connu ni l’occupation, ni la peur et les privations, ni les réfugiés et les déportés, ni l’épuration. Je suis un enfant de l’Europe, né dans un des pays fondateur de l’Union. Je suis Paul-Henry Spaak, Jean Ray, Willy De Clercq, Karel Van Miert, Philippe Busquin, Louis Michel, Etienne Davignon, Karel de Gucht. Je suis baigné de liberté d’établissement et de prestations de services. Je revendique les bienfaits pour chacun d’entre nous d’une union monétaire forte et d’une monnaie unique commune. Depuis mon entrée au barreau, nous n’avons connu que des crises successives, des bulles qui explosent, des subprime qui déraillent, des notes dégradées, des dettes souveraines non honorées, des marchés financiers qui déraillent. Aujourd’hui, la société civile doit se faire entendre plus que jamais. Le barreau le plus important en nombre du pays et le troisième barreau francophone le plus important du monde. Notre barreau, fait partie des grands barreaux du monde comme New York, Londres, Tokyo ou Singapour. A Bruxelles, nous avons le siège non seulement des institutions européennes, mais de nombreuses fédérations nationales et européennes d’avocats et je salue tout spécialement Madame Prunbauer-Glaser, présidente du CBE, entourée de plusieurs membres de la Présidence. Beaucoup de délégations étrangères sont aussi situées sur notre territoire. Notre barreau est ouvert et indépendant. Il réunit des centaines d’avocats européens. Nous devons profiter de cette opportunité et de l’image européenne de la ville qui en fait la capitale de l’Europe. Nous devons mieux accueillir et choyer les avocats européens, renforcer notre pouvoir attractif, professionnaliser notre rôle de « go between », prendre la place dans la cité de l’Europe : l’empire des lumières, pour reprendre le titre d’un tableau de René Magritte. Notre barreau doit être entrepreneurial, ouvert et gourmand. Intéressons-nous à tout ce qui touche la justice et le justiciable. Anticipons l’avenir. 2 Faisons connaître nos points de vue et desideratas , en concertation avec le CCBE, l’ABA et les Ordres communautaires. Nous avons la légitimité d’une institution ancestrale et indépendante qui a fait ses preuves de longue date et qui est de toutes ses forces et de toute son âme pro-européenne. C’est le sens et l’objectif du nouveau projet que nous lançons aujourd’hui « Barreau de Bruxelles, barreau de la capitale de l’Europe ». Un projet fondé sur l’unité, la diversité et la solidarité. Pour ce baptême, nous avons reçu un parrainage de choix : deux très hauts magistrats belges auprès de la cour et du tribunal de l’Union européenne : Messieurs Koen Lenaerts et Franklin Dehousse. Monsieur Melchior Wathelet, récemment nommé avocat général auprès de Luxembourg n’a malheureusement pas pu nous rejoindre en raisons de ses obligations à l’Université. Nous clôturons l’après-midi avec Monsieur Herman Van Rompuy, président du Conseil de l’Europe. Longue vie à l’Europe ! Longue vie au barreau de Bruxellse. Votre dévoué. Le bâtonnier Jean-Pierre Buyle .
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