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The article presents a report on a conference on the history of parliaments and parliamentary government in Europe, convened in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands, from May 30-June 1, 2013. Topics of discussion included the emergence of representative government in the 19th century, democracy and political extremism in the interwar period, and politics in Europe since the end of World War II.

The article reviews the conference, "Herrschaft und Verwaltung in der Frühen Neuzeit," on the subject of political administration in early modernity, held from October 19th to October 20th, 2012, in Essen, Germany. Topics discussed include the constitutional function of the church in the monarchy of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in the region of southern Holland (1706-1720), the relationship between local and regional rulers with their subjects in the Hessen-Kassel region of Germany around 1668, and a comparison of Court-Parliament relations in England, Sweden and Prussia in the 18th century.

The article reports on a symposium on the Immerwährender Reichstag (Everlasting Imperial Congress) of the Holy Roman Empire between 1663 and 1806, held in Salzburg, Austria, on September 23, 2011. Topics discussed included the historiography of the Holy Roman Empire, the relationship between the congress and the free imperial cities of Germany, and diplomatic relations between the Holy Roman Empire and France.