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Scholarship Report 2013

era.int EUROPEAN LAW SCHOLARSHIPS

A programme to support European law training for legal practitioners. About the Academy 4

ERA‘s Scholarship Programme 5

Succesful Candidates 6

Feedback from the Scholars 8

European Law Scholarships: Donation 11

About the Academy European law in practice

The Academy of European Law (ERA) was established in ERA’s budget is provided by the , the 1992 on the initiative of the the to German State of Rhineland-Palatinate and participants’ provide training in European law to legal practitioners. fees, project funding, commissioned events and interest from the (modest) foundation capital. ERA is a non-profi t public foundation, whose patrons include most EU member states, and which is supported fi nancially by the European Union. Patrons of the Academy of European Law (in order of accession) ERA organises conferences, seminars and language , Rhineland-Palatinate, City of Trier, courses at different levels at its centre in Trier, its offi ce in Association for the Promotion of the ERA German and around Europe. It also provides e-learning federal states collectively, Germany, Sparkasse Trier, courses and publishes a quarterly journal, ERA Forum. Ireland, Poland, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Hungary, Sweden, ERA works with all practitioners of law, whether they Finland, Austria, Slovakia, France, Scotland, Cyprus, be judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice, Malta, Slovenia, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, notaries, in-house counsel, law enforcement offi cers or Croatia and Lithuania. lawyers in public administration. ERA‘s Scholarship Programme Benefi t from our knowledge

ERA’s scholarship programme enables practitioners of law – be they judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice or in public administration – who would not otherwise be able to cover the costs to attend ERA events. Contact The programme was fi rst launched in 2002 to celebrate ERA’s tenth anniversary.

Jubilee Fund In order to continue to expand the scholarship programme and to ensure even wider access to professional training in European law, ERA created Dr Wolfgang Heusel a jubilee fund in 2012, to mark the 20th anniversary Director of the Academy of the Academy. With the support of the ERA jubilee Tel: +49 (0)651 937 37 911 Email: [email protected] fund, the scholarship programme is now open to all less fi nancially able practitioners, and no longer to be limited to the new Member States.

More information on: www.era.int/jubileefund

John Coughlan Deputy Director of the Academy Director of Corporate Communications Tel: +49 (0)651 937 37 801 Email: [email protected] THE AIM OF THE ERA JUBILEE FUND IS TO PERMIT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME TO EXPAND

Successful candidates Scholarships in 2013

During 2013, ERA received a total of 38 applications Funds from 21 different countries. Thanks to a generous The average amount per scholarship was approximately donation from the Friends of ERA Association and other €1200. In 2013 donations of €20,000 (previous year donations, we were able to award 14 scholarships. €28,350) were received.

Candidates from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey were granted varying degrees of fi nancial assistance.

The successful candidates came from a wide range of legal professions, including members of the judiciary, lawyers in private practice, civil servants, and academics.

Broad access to ERA trainings The ERA Scholarship Programme has, for the last ten years, been enabling legal practitioners from Central and Eastern Europe who could not otherwise afford to do so to participate in ERA training programmes. Valid applications by country 2013

The aim of the ERA Jubilee Fund is to permit the Scholarship Programme to expand, both by awarding more scholarships to deserving candidates from the new EU Member States and by opening the programme to practitioners from all EU Member States, candidate and associated countries. Valid Country Attendance Applications Events attended Argentina 1 Scholars took part in the following events: Azerbaijan 1 Belgium 1 • Annual Conference on European Insurance Law Brazil 1 Bulgaria 2 2 • European Emissions Trading System

Croatia 1 • Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings Cyprus 1 1 • Summer Course on Civil Litigation in Europe Denmark 1 Estonia 2 • Summer Course on European Criminal Justice Georgia 1 • Summer Course on European Institutional Law Great Britain 2 Greece 3 2 • Summer Course on European Labour Law Hungary 4 2 • Summer Course on EU Regulation and Supervision of Italy 2 1 Financial Markets (4 Scholarships) Lithuania 4 1 Macedonia 1 1 • Summer Course on European Competition Law Poland 2 • Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Romania 2 1 Slovakia 1 1 • Summer Course on European Taxation Law Turkey 4 2 • Enhanced EU Banking Supervision: a Silver Bullet for USA 1 Financial Crises? DR CSILLA EÖTVÖS ORSOLYA “Extremely challenging and valuable experience“ Feedback from the scholars

ATHINA SAMARA GYÖRGY MARINKÁS Lawyer, Athens, Greece Professor’s assistant at the University of Miskolc, Hungary

Scholarship: Summer Course on EU Regulation and Scholarship: Summer Course on European Institutional Supervision of Financial Markets Law

ERA’s scholarship programme allowed me to attend the summer course I am a PhD student and professor’s assistant in the department of on EU Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets. As a lawyer European law at the University of Miskolc. My main focus is the specialised in European Law I deal with cases involving aspects of protection of human rights within the EU and the EU’s accession to the EU law at national and European level. Attending the course allowed European Convention on Human Rights. I was therefore very grateful me to build on the knowledge I had acquired through my academic for the opportunity to participate in the summer course on European and professional experience. This was a valuable experience for me Institutional Law. as I acquired a strong understanding of the latest developments and upcoming challenges in the area of EU regulation and supervision of The training was well organised and excellent speakers provided us with fi nancial markets. The course allowed for practice-oriented discussions different perspectives on the functioning of the EU. The visit to the Court with leading experts and practitioners of law from other countries and of Justice and the social programme gave participants the opportunity institutions. I am very thankful to ERA for awarding me the scholarship for professional networking and to discuss the issues raised during the and providing me with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and day in a more informal setting. I am very grateful for the scholarship update my skills. which allowed me to attend the Summer Course: this was the fi rst time I attended an ERA course, and it will defi nitely not be the last. I would highly recommend this summer course to anyone working in European ANA RICHTER law. In-house counsel, Sofi a, Bulgaria

Scholarship: Summer Course on European Labour Law CLAUDIA LO CURTO Applicant lawyer, International tax and legal consulting, Verona, Italy The summer course on European Labour Law at ERA was a wonderful learning opportunity. The seminar was very well organized and contained a good balance of the perspectives of university professors Scholarship: Summer Course European Taxation Law and those of practising lawyers. The practical workshops in groups and the opportunity for discussion enabled me to deepen my legal Participating in the Summer Course on European Taxation Law at the knowledge and to learn about legal practices in other Member States. ERA was an extremely rewarding experience for me. The course was The exchange with colleagues from various institutions and different a step forward for my professional growth and expanded my career legal backgrounds was extremely valuable. The summer course was a perspectives in the international law sector. The Scholarship allowed me good opportunity to learn about the latest and most important case law. to deepen my knowledge about the subject. The Summer course gave I am very grateful for the scholarship, which gave me the opportunity to me a more complete and clear picture of European taxation law. This participate in this event, which undoubtedly deepened and broadened was my fi rst experience with an ERA course and I hope to be able to my legal knowledge. attend an ERA seminar again because ERA offers excellent and high quality training. Athina Samara Ana Krassimirova Richter György Marinkás

KRISTINA MISHEVA It was established in 2010 with the aim of harmonising Turkish domestic Teaching assistant at the business law department at the law on state aid with the EU acquis, in accordance with the agreements Faculty of law, University “Goce Delchev” Shtip, Republic of between Turkey and the EU. Macedonia I have worked on the modifi cation and preparation of legislation in Scholarship: Summer Course on EU Regulation and compliance with EU directives on state aid and the environment. I am Supervision of Financial Markets currently working on a thesis for the Treasury on “the EU Emissions Trading System, World Practices, the Position of Turkey and State Aid in the Emissions Trading System”, which is my reason for attending the The main focus of my research and teaching is on company law, conference on the European Emissions Trading System. I am particularly the legislation applicable to fi nancial institutions, the functions and interested in the connection between the EU Emissions Trading System structure of capital markets and supervisory bodies. I am also working and the state aid mechanism, which will become particularly relevant in on my PhD thesis on the Supervision of Institutional Investors at the Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University the post-2013 ETS period. in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. I attended the summer course on EU Financial Market Regulation and Supervision in Trier. This course deepened my knowledge and informed DR CSILLA ORSOLYA EÖTVÖS me of new perspectives and trends in the EU rules and regulations ELTE University of Budapest, Faculty of Law and Political on the supervision of the EU fi nancial institutions and market. I Sciences, Budapest, Hungary / Associate at KNP LAW have been able to apply the knowledge I gained to my lectures and doctoral thesis. The organisation of the whole course, including printed Scholarship: Summer Course on European Intellectual materials, transport and accommodation as well as social activities, was Property Law excellent. As part of the summer course I also had the opportunity to visit the European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board When I began work as an associate right after my graduation, I was in Frankfurt. aware that, in addition to national law, I would have to acquire a deep knowledge of European law, particularly if I wanted to advise I am very grateful for the Peter Caesar scholarship, as without it, I would international clients in the fi eld of intellectual property. The Summer not have been able to travel to Trier to participate in the ERA summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law not only provided an course. introduction to the fi eld of intellectual property, but also covered all the instruments developed under European or international law.

BASAK ÜNAL I believe that I will benefi t from the knowledge I acquired during the Assistant Legal Expert, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry summer course for a long time. The course also provided me with an Undersecretariat of Treasury, DG of State Aid, Turkey update on the relevant case law. This practical knowledge I gained thanks to the Scholarship is exactly the kind of expertise I hoped to Scholarship: European Emissions Trading System acquire, and I am sure that I will take part in ERA conferences again.

I work as a lawyer in the General Directorate of State Aid, which forms part of the Undersecretariat of the Treasury of the Prime Ministry of the Republic of Turkey. ERA cannot fund this project itself and thus depends on donations from third parties.

ERA would like to express its sincere thanks to the donors who made the scholarship programme possible. Europäische Rechtsakademie Academy of European Law Tel. +49 651 93737-0 Metzer Allee 4 Fax +49 651 93737-773 D-54295 Trier E-mail [email protected]

European Law Scholarships: Donation

Donor Ms Mr (other title)

First name Surname Tel Organisation Fax Department E-mail Street Postcode / City Country

I wish to make a donation Regular annual donation of € 50 € 100 € 200 € 500 € 1.000 € (other) to support: Scholarships Training projects Internships All these purposes

Single donation of € 100 € 500 € 1.000 € 5.000 € 10.000 € (other) to support: Scholarships Training projects Internships All these purposes

For donations in excess of € 3.000 (for scholarships), € 5.000 (for training projects) and € 10.000 (for Internships), the Jubilee Fund will contact you to discuss the precise conditions under which your donation will be used.

(The average cost of a scholarship is € 1200)

Method of payment Credit card

Cardholder‘s name:

Card No: Expiry date:

I shall pay by cheque My cheque no is attached. Bank transfer I will transfer the registration fee to ERA‘s account at: BBk Saarbrücken (Deutsche Bundesbank agency, 66018 Saarbrücken, Postfach 101825 - Hafenstraße 20-22) bank code (BLZ): 590 00 000, account no. 585 01 900) Please specify the IBAN: DE145900 00 00 00 58501900 and the BIC: MARKDEF1590)

Tax deductibility of donations

Donations to ERA, which is registered as a public-benefit foundation in Germany, are eligible for the relevant tax incentives for charitable donations if the donor is based in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia or the UK. In addition, donors based in France, Hungary, Italy, Romania or Switzerland can take advantage of the Transnational Giving Europe network (www.transnationalgiving.eu) to make their donations tax-efficient.

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