12.00 – 12.30 Arrival of participants at Erasmus University Rotterdam

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at Erasmus Pavilion

13.30 – 13.45 Opening and welcome address
Prof. Dr. Walter de Wit and Dr. Martijn Schippers

13.45 – 15.00 Proposals to reform the EU Customs Union
Frank Heijmann and Stefano Mauro and Prof. Dr. Madeleine Merkx

15.00 – 15.15 Coffee and tea break

15.15 – 16.45 Proposals to reform the EU Customs Union cont.
Frank Heijmann and Stefano Mauro and Prof. Dr. Madeleine Merkx

16.45 – 17.00 Coffee and tea break

17.00 – 18.00 Introduction to the customs affairs of the European Public Prosecutor Office
Mark van Driel

18.00 End of programme and return to hotel

19.30 Dinner at In den Rustwat, Rotterdam

Day 2: Thursday 19 June 2025

08.45 Participants arrive at lecture room

09.00 – 10.30 Customs valuation update
Dr. Martijn Schippers

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee and tea break

11.00 – 12.30 Developments in trade defence measures (i.e., anti-dumping, anti-subsidy / countervailing, safeguards, and anti-circumvention investigations)
Arnoud Willems

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch at Erasmus Pavilion

13.30 – 14.30 Updates on Free Trade Agreements
TBD

14.30 – 14.45 Coffee and tea break

14.45 – 15.45 Update on EU instruments aimed at sustainable trade (i.e., CBAM, EUDR, CSRD)
Ilona van den Eijnde and Prof. Joost Pauwelyn

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee and tea break

16.00 – 17.00 Update on EU instruments aimed at sustainable trade (i.e., CBAM, EUDR, CS3D)
Ilona van den Eijnde and Prof. Joost Pauwelyn

17.00 End of programme and return to hotel

18.00 Departure to the Euromast for drinks and dinner with speakers

18.30 Drinks and dinner with speakers at the Euromast

Day 3: Friday 20 June 2025

08.45 Participants arrive at lecture room

09.00 – 10.00 Navigating Trade in Times of Global Tensions
Dr. Anna Jerzewska and George Riddell and Prof. Dr. Maarten de Wilde

10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 12.00 Navigating Trade in Times of Global Tensions
Dr. Anna Jerzewska and George Riddell and Prof. Dr. Maarten de Wilde

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch at Erasmus Pavilion

13.00 – 15.00 Recent ECJ cases in customs, excise and import-VAT matters
Patricio Diaz Gavier and Prof. Dr. Walter de Wit

15.00 – 15.30 Wrap up, closing remarks, conclusions and certificates awarded to participants

15.30 Meeting and drinks at Erasmus Paviljoen