Irena Moozová
Deputy Director-General
Brussels
Biography
Ms Irena Moozová is a Deputy Director-General at the European Commission for International Dimension of Justice Policies, Rule of Law, and Equality and also acting Director for Equality and Non Discrimination in its department for Justice (DG JUST). She is a Czech national and joined the Commission in 2006 as Head of EU Representation in Prague.
Between May 2010 and April 2017, she was heading the Unit in charge of supporting the Commission Representations, in the Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM). From 1991 until 2006, she had been working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech and Slovak/Czech Republic in various management positions, such as Head of the Department of Internal Administration (1993-1995), Deputy Director of the Department of the Human Rights (1999-2000) and as a team coordinator at the NATO Summit (2002). She had served as Czech Deputy Ambassador in Madrid (1995-1998), Deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the OSCE in Vienna (2000-2004) and the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UNESCO in Paris (2004-2006).
Ms Moozová graduated at the Prague Charles University Faculty of Law and she has completed postgraduate studies at Diplomatic Academy in Madrid. She is married and has two daughters.
Organisation
European Commission
Speaker session
Session 1 : Values, citizenship and the future of Democracy
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: The panel will discuss the intersections between European values, the people's voice, and developments in democracy in the European Union. Against a backdrop of evolving political landscapes, societal dynamics and recent crises, the discussion will look into the challenges and opportunities faced by the EU as it heads towards the next EP elections in 2024 and the EU initiatives to tackle those challenges.
SPEAKERS:
- Christiana Xenofontos, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum
- John Morijn, Fellow in law and Public Policy at Princeton University
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Intervention by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
John Morijn
Fellow in Law and Public Policy
Princeton
Biography
Organisation
Princeton University
Speaker session
Session 1 : Values, citizenship and the future of Democracy
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: The panel will discuss the intersections between European values, the people's voice, and developments in democracy in the European Union. Against a backdrop of evolving political landscapes, societal dynamics and recent crises, the discussion will look into the challenges and opportunities faced by the EU as it heads towards the next EP elections in 2024 and the EU initiatives to tackle those challenges.
SPEAKERS:
- Christiana Xenofontos, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum
- John Morijn, Fellow in law and Public Policy at Princeton University
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Intervention by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Julien Mousnier
Director for Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democracy
Biography
Organisation
European Commission - DG JUST
Speaker session
Session 1 : Values, citizenship and the future of Democracy
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: The panel will discuss the intersections between European values, the people's voice, and developments in democracy in the European Union. Against a backdrop of evolving political landscapes, societal dynamics and recent crises, the discussion will look into the challenges and opportunities faced by the EU as it heads towards the next EP elections in 2024 and the EU initiatives to tackle those challenges.
SPEAKERS:
- Christiana Xenofontos, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum
- John Morijn, Fellow in law and Public Policy at Princeton University
- Barbara Prainsack, Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis at the University of Vienna
MODERATOR: Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of Unit for Democracy, Union Citizenship and Free Movement, DG Justice and Consumers
Intervention by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections