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 different topics from Administrative Law, Civil Law, Criminal Justice, Digitalisation, 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).

Judges, Prosecutors and Court Staff of the European Union are free to join the webinars. There is no application or selection process, nor national quotas.

All webinars will have a short introduction and a 40 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 22 January 2026, the European Judicial Training Network will launch the first series of lunchtime webinars. These bite-size sessions, running from 13.00-14.00 CET on Thursdays, on the dates indicated, will focus on different topics of EU law. They will serve as a platform to enhance your knowledge and skills, covering a wide range of topics including: The fundamental rights of the Tax payers, e-Justice in criminal matters- the use of videoconferencing by practitioners, Digital Wellbeing, Women in Justice and other engaging and timely topics. Participation in the webinars is free of charge, but you need to register beforehand. Just click on any of the links below to register and receive your invitation.

Activities planned January – June 2026

Topic (click for more information)	Moderator & Expert	Date and time 13.00-14.00 (CET)	Registration Link
The fundamental rights of the Tax payers	Moderator: Evgenia Papadopoulou & Roberto Conti Expert: Philip Baker	22 January 2026	Registration
Digitalization regulation and impact on EU civil proceedings	Moderator: tbc Expert: Stelios Bios	29 January 2026	Registration
e-Justice in criminal matters- the use of videoconferencing by practitioners	Moderator: Beatriz Lopez Pesquera Expert: Francisco Jimenez Villarejo	12 February 2026	Registration
Digital Wellbeing	Moderator: Pablo Carrera Fernandez Expert: Elvira Perez Vallejos	05 February 2026	Registration
Driverless Cars	Moderator: Roberto Giovanni Conti Expert: Enrico Al Mourend	26 February 2026	Registration
Women in Justice	Moderator: Nathalie Glime Expert: Tbc	12 March 2026	Registration open later
Comment acquérir ou renforcer les connaissance de la (des) langue(s) de travail à la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne	Moderator: Carlens Karin Expert: Lossidou Ioanna & George Colibaba	26 March 2026	Registration
Pact on Asylum Law	Moderator: Fernando Duarte & Sampo Lof-Rezessy Expert: Luc Leboeuf	9 April 2026	Registration
Taking of evidence in civil matters – with a focus on videoconference	Moderator: Oana Pogoran Expert: Cristina-Izabela Chiriac	23 April 2026	Registration
Understanding the consequences of the Whistleblower Directive in criminal matters: legal insights, implementation and best practices in national legislation	Moderator: Jose Pablo Carrera Fernandez Expert: Anna Myers	7 May 2026	Registration