Lunchtime webinars

EJTN Lunchtime webinars offer a convenient and engaging way for judges, prosecutors, and court staff to learn about the latest trends in EU law from leading experts, with each webinar focusing on a single topic in a one-hour format.

What is it?

The EJTN Lunchtime webinars are ongoing webinars treating topics from all Programmes portfolios: Administrative Law, Civil Law, Criminal Justice, Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Linguistics Programme and Judicial Training Methods.

The Lunchtime webinars are generally held every other Thursday between 13h and 14h (CET).

Everyone is free to join the webinars. There is no application or selection process, nor national quotas.

All webinars will have a short introduction and a 35 minutes presentation by an expert.

Participants have the opportunity to ask questions in the Q&A session.

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What’s the objective?

EJTN’s Lunchtime Webinars seek to bring together judges, prosecutors and trainers and provide them a unique opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices with their counterparts across Europe in a live webinar every other week.

The series tackle the most recent developments in the field of professional interest from all Programme portfolios are discussed with leading experts and practitioners, as well as offering several in-depth webinars on classical topics.

Key topics

Starting on 23^rd January 2025, EJTN will launch a new series of lunchtime webinars, these bitesize sessions, running from 13.00-14.00 CET every other Thursday will focus on different topics affecting the EU Law and it will serve as a platform to enhance your knowledge and skills, covering a wide range of topics such as The fundamental freedoms in EU from the angle of direct taxation law; Civil Liability due to Artificial Intelligence, Victims’ Rights: sexual abuse of minors / The Barnahus model, Plain language in judicial proceedings, time management among other compelling topics. Participation in the webinars is free of charge, just click on any of the links below to register and receive your invitation.

Activities planned January – June 2025

Topic (click for more information)	Moderator & Expert	Date and time 13.00-14.00 (CET)	Registration
The fundamental freedoms in EU from the angle of direct taxation law	Moderator: Evgenia Papadopoulou Expert: Katerina Perrou	23 January 2025	Register
Civil liability due to AI	Moderator: Stelios Bios & Oana Pogoran Expert: Andrea Bertolini	6 February 2025	Register
Victims’ Rights : sexual abuse of minors/ The Barnahus model	Moderator: José Pablo Carrera Fernandez Expert: Emilie Rivas	20 February 2025	Register
Plain language in judicial proceedings	Moderator: José Pablo Carrera Fernandez Expert: Víctor Manuel González Ruiz	6 March 2025	Register
Comment acquérir ou renforcer les connaissance de la (des) langue(s) de travail à la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne	Moderator: to be confirmed Expert: Lossidou Ioanna & George Colibaba	20 March 2025	Register
Time Management	Moderator: Eva Krejcova Expert: Collette Stone	03 April 2025	Register
Evidence Assessment in Asylum Procedures	Moderator: Fernando Duarte Expert: Gabor Gyulai	24 April 2025	Register
Electronic Service of Documents and Video Conference Hearings	Moderator: Oana Pogoran Expert: to be confirmed	8 May 2025	Register
Digitalization in judicial cooperation in criminal matters- the use of videoconference by practitioners in practice	Moderator: Beatriz Lopez Pesquera Expert: Marieta Nedelchaeva	22 May 2025	Register
LGBTQI+ Fundamental Rights	Moderator: Fernando Duarte Expert: Miltos Pavlou	5 June 2025	Register
Legal English in the EU: the road ahead	Moderator: to be confirmed Expert: Eva Samaniego Fernández	19 June 2025	Register

Any questions?

For any queries concerning the Lunchtime webinars, please contact Maria Fernanda Narvaez Maria-Fernanda.Narvaez@ejtn.eu