Speaker: Alicja Klosok, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Moderator: Flavio Grazian, European Citizen Action Service
Language: EN
If you missed the webinar, check the video recording (available in English) to learn about the challenges of drafting a European citizens’ initiative. The webinar focused on the legal requirements related to the European Citizens’ Initiative and offered practical advice on the necessary steps and conditions for registering an initiative.
Alicja Klosok is part of the team of key legal experts working on the ‘Seek Advice’ service of the European Citizens’ Initiative Forum. She is an associate in the Brussels antitrust, competition and trade group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Prior to joining the Brussels office, Alicja completed her training in the firm’s London office and has throughout this time developed a focus on EU law, as well as EU competition law more specifically.
Webinar Agenda
1. Introduction by Flavio Grazian [Minute 0 to 4]
2. General information about the European Citizens’ Initiative [Minute 4 to 15]
3. Interventions on drafting a European Citizens’ Initiative by Alicja Klosok [Minute 15 to 58]
4. Q&A with Alicja Klosok [Minute 58 to 65]
In this webinar, you will find answers to the following questions:
- What are the most challenging parts when drafting a European citizens’ initiative from a legal perspective?
- What are the most common mistakes to be avoided when drafting a European Citizens’ Initiative?
- What are the relevant provisions to base a European citizens’ initiative on?
The key takeaways from this webinar are:
- Organisers have to know exactly what they want to achieve with their initiative. They have to make it very clear in their draft. That will make it easier to translate it into legal text.
- Organisers must state in their initiative what is it exactly that they want the Commission to do.
- Organisers have to make sure that the policy field in which they want to see change is mentioned in their initiative. This will also facilitate the referencing to respective legal provisions.