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 11 September 2025, the European Judicial Training Network will launch the second 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: Adapting to Gen Z in training, the innovative initiatives on the reception of litigants by jurisdictions in Europe, key courtroom vocabulary, Rape as an Act of Genocide, Judicial Resilience 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 September – December 2025

Topic (click for more information)

 

 Moderator & Expert Date and time

13.00-14.00 (CET)

 Registration
Adapting to Gen Z in training

Moderator: Andrea Törő

Expert: Karsai Krisztina

 11 September 2025
Public contracts in the AI era

Moderator: Amelia Onisor

Expert: Albert Sanchez Graels

 25 September 2025
Digitalisation regulation and impact on EU civil proceedings

Moderator: Mr Pierlorenzo Parenti

Expert: Gianluigi Pratola

 9 October 2025
The innovative initiatives on the reception of litigants by jurisdictions in Europe-the digital aspect

Moderator: Laurianne Baillargeaux

Expert: Krisztina Karsai

 23 October 2025
Gender Mainstreaming

Moderator: José Pablo Carrera Fernandez

Expert: Carla Vallejo Torres

 30 October 2025
Rape as an Act of Genocide

Moderator: Charles-Eric Clesse

Experts:

HRH the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

of Luxembourg

Vaios Koutroulis

 13 November 2025
Key courtroom vocabulary

Moderator: Skaistė Gataveckaitė-Kiauzarienė

Expert: Denisa Petriláková

 20 November 2025
Judicial Resilience

Moderator: Andrew Hatton

Expert: Kate Tucker

 4 December 2025
Digital Court Hearing

Moderator: Markus Grubner

Expert: Sabina Strugalioska

 18 December 2025

Any questions?

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