1. Environmental Democracy Conference Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Law Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence October 19, 2012 Budapest

2. Environmental Democracy Conference Morning session: Chair:Dr. Attila Pánovics, University Pécs, Faculty of Law 10.00 - 10.30 Prof. Gerd Winter, University Bremen Theoretical foundations of public participation 10.30 – 11.00.Prof. Gyula Bándi, Péter Catholic University, Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Sustainable development and environmental rights 11.00 – 11.30Prof. Marcel Szabó, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, EU Law Chair, Deputy Ombudsman, responsible for future generations The relationship of international and EU legal requirements related to public participation with an emphasis on international law 11.30 – 12.00Prof. Jerzy Jendroska (Opole University, Member of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee) Public participation under the Aarhus Convention: key legal issues and challenges in implementation 12.00 – 12.30Ms. Márta Szigeti Bonifert, Regional Environmental Center Promoting public participation beyond the EU – the road to environmental democracy 12.30 – 13.00Dr. Benedek Jávor, Pázmány Péter Catholic University; Chairman of the Committee of Sustainable Development, Hungarian Parliament) Why or why not to participate? - Some social and political considerations of public participation

3. Environmental Democracy Conference Afternoon session: Chair:Prof. Gyula Bándi 14.00 – 14.30Dr. Eva Kruzikova, EU Commission, MIME team The experiences and problems of implementing EU legal requirements related to public participation 14.30 – 15.00Prof. Yvonne Scannell, Trinity College Dublin, Law School Experiences with extensive citizen participation, enforcement and access to justice– the good and the bad 15.00 – 15.30Dr. Csaba Kiss, Environmental Management and Law Association Problems, questions of public interest litigation in Hungary and in the CEE region 15.30 – 16.00Prof. Verena Madner, Vienna University of Economics and Business More than the usual suspects. Public participation and Access to justice in Austria 16.00 – 16.30Dr. Sándor Fülöp, EMLA, former Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations The rights and interests of future generations and the Hungarian attempts to represent and protect them 16.30 – 17.00Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence research team Some specific issues of public participation within EU law 17.00 – 18.00Discussion

4. Environmental Democracy Conference Afternoon session, Presentation of the research team Dr. András Lovas Dr. Szilvia Szilágyi Ms. Tahy dr. Ágnes Kovács Dr. Irén Wirth