Brussels, 22 September 2008: Meeting with European Commissioner J. Barrot

On 22 September 2008, a delegation of members of the Association of the Councils of State and the Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union met Mr JACQUES BARROT, Vice-president of the European Commission and Responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security.

Georges Ravarani, President of the Administrative Court of Luxembourg, President of the Association, Jean Marc Sauvé, Vice-President of the Council of State of France, Herman Tjeenk Willink, Vice-President of the Council of State of The Netherlands, formal President of the Association, Christophe Devys, Secretary general of the Council of State of France (from left to right).

Olof Olsson, Judge at the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland, Treasurer of the Association, Virgilius Valancius, President of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, Christiaan Timmermans, President of Chamber at the Court of Justice of the European Communities, member of the board of the Association, Yves Kreins, President of Chamber at the Council of State of Belgium, Secretary general of the Association, Clemens Jabloner, President of the Administrative Court of Austria, founding President of the Association, Georges Ravarani, President of the Administrative Court of Luxembourg, President of the Association, Jean Marc Sauvé, Vice-President of the Council of State of France (from left to right).

The members of the delegation have got the opportunity to present the activities of the Association with the prospect of a more large and deep contribution of the administrative jurisdictions to the fulfill of the objectives of the European Union.