Ref. Ares(2021)3902058 - 15/06/2021
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Directorate General Internai Market and Services
Deputy Director General
2 8 NOV. 2018
Brussels, .,;....-----,
FISMA
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Network of
the Presidents of the Supreme
Judicial Courts of the EU and Judge
at Cour de Cassation, France
@networkpreside
Subject:
Y our Participation as a Speaker at the lnvestor Workshop on
Investment Protection in the EU - 17 December 2018
Dear
It is my pleasure to invite you as the representative of the Network of the Presidents of
the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union to the Investor Workshop on
Investment Protection in the EU and to thank you for accepting our invitation to
participate as a speaker.
The workshop will take place in the context of the Commission Communication on
"Protection of intra-EU investment" 1 adopted on 19 July 2018 and will also touch upon
the consequences of the recent
Achmea judgment. The Communication aims to
strengthen the business environment for EU investors. While EU law may not solve all
problems investors can face in their activities, the Communication clarifies to what extent
EU law protects EU investors' rights and how the y can enforce th ose rights bef ore
national administrations and national courts in EU Member States.
Y our contribution to Panel 2 on enforcement of investors' rights under EU law will be
essential for ensuring that the perspective of EuroJ:)ean · udiciary and supreme courts in
particular is represented in the discussion.
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State Councilor at the
Italian Council of State, will participate in the same panel, representing the Association
of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions (ACA-Europe). Panel
2 will focus on the available dispute settlement mechanisms under EU law and in
1 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release lP-18-4528 en.htm
Commission européenne, B-1000 Bruxelles/ Europese Commissie, B-1000 Brussel- Belgium. Telephone: +32 22991111.
particular, on investors' experience in enforcing their rights before national courts in EU
Member States.
I invite you to participate in a conference call with Director Mario Nava to prepare the
panel discussion during the week of 3-7 December.
My colleaQUes
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remain at your disposa! for follow-up in the meantime.
I thank you for your contribution to the workshop and look forward to meeting you in
person on 17 December at the event.
Yours faithfully,
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John BERRIGAN
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