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 On the Occasion of Jean-Claude Piris’ book launch

The Centre for International Studies, the Faculty of Law

and the European Studies Centre present:

Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 5-7pm

A Debate:

‘The Future of Europe: Towards a Two-Speed EU?’

Panellists: Jean-Claude Piris (author and former Director General of the Legal Service of the Council Secretariat), Kalypso Nicolaïdis (DPIR, CIS director), Pavlos Eleftheriadis (Law, Mansfield), Stephen Weatherill (Law, Somerville).

Jean-Claude Piris is known to all aficionados of EU affairs as a leading figure in the conception and drafting of the EU's legal structures, having spent the last decades at the heart of the EU Council. His new book tackles the current crisis and argues that the EU needs to become truly 'two-speed': allowing an inner core to move towards closer economic and political union, which will protect the Union as a whole. Compelling, critical and current, this book is essential reading for all those interested in the future of Europe.

All are welcome – Reception to follow

McKenna Room, Christ Church College, Oxford (please enter the college by the main entrance and follow the signage in place).