The conference addresses current issues in EU defense policy, examining its institutional, internal, and operational dimensions. The program includes a keynote address and three thematic panels, offering opportunities for discussion and exchange among academics, practitioners, and administrators.
Date and Duration:
- Tuesday, 15 December 2026
- 13:00 to approx. 17:40
- Law Faculty of Vienna University (Juridicum), Rooftop floor (Dachgeschoss),Schottenbastei 10-16,1010 Vienna
Joint Event of the Austrian (ÖGER), Czech (CSESP) and Italian (AISDUE) Associations of EU Law
Registration by 4 December 2026 via email to sekretariat.europarecht(at)univie.ac.at
Note: Please note that the conference language is English. Participation is free of charge.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Vienna Conference on EU Defense Policy.
Program:
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.: Opening and welcome by the representatives of the three associations
- 1:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Keynote speech by Major General Philipp Ségur-Cabanac, Theresan Military Academy
- 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Panel 1: Operational Dimension of EDP
- Chair: Thomas Jaeger, ÖGER
- Resilience, Hybrid Threats and EU Legislation, Anna Blechová, Masaryk University
- Military mobility in the EU: the legal framework and its implementing measures, Marco Borraccetti, University of Bologna
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Coffee break
- 14:45 – 16:05: Panel 2: Internal Dimension of EDP
- Chair: Pietro Manzini, AISDUE
- Competition law in the defense sector, Luca Calzolari, University of Torino
- Instrumentalization of Migration as an EU Internal Security Challenge, Iris Goldner Lang, University of Zagreb
- Public Procurement in Defense – Art 346 TFEU and Directive 2009/81, Thomas Müller, Office of the Czech Government Agent before the CJEU
4:05 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.: Coffee break
- 16:20 – 17:40: Panel 3: Institutional Dimension of EDP
- Chair: Michal Bobek, CSESP
- The SAFE Regulation and its institutional dimensions, Sara Poli, University of Pisa
- Challenges and Potential in the Primary Law Framework for EDP, Michal Říha and Pavel Linzer, Charles University
- A Member State's Perspective, Martin Meisel, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs End of conference
approx. 5.40 p.m.: End of conference.
Note Regarding Photo, Audio, and Video Recordings:
- Photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings will be made at this event.
- These may subsequently be published in print and online media (e.g., website, social media, press).
- By participating, you consent to the creation and publication of such recordings.
- If you do not wish to be recorded, please email us in advance at sekretariat.europarecht(at)univie.ac.at.
- We will accommodate your request to the extent possible (e.g., by selecting a seat or marking your seat).