Guest Speaker: Victoria Canu, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Moderator: Flavio Grazian, European Citizen Action Service
Languages: EN, ES, DE, FR, IT
If you missed the webinar, check the video recording (available in English, Spanish, German, French and Italian) to learn about the process and the challenges of drafting a European citizens’ initiative. You can access the different language versions via the respective selection option of the video player.
Victoria Canu is an Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. She is part of the team of key legal experts working on the ‘Seek Advice’ service of the European Citizens’ Initiative Forum.
Webinar Agenda
1. Introduction by Flavio Grazian [Minute 0 to 3]
2. Overview of the European Citizens’ Initiative [Minute 3 to 5]
3. Q&A between Flavio Grazian and Victoria Canu [Minute 5 to 38]
4. Q&A between participants and Victoria Canu [Minute 38 to 44]
In this webinar, you will find answers to the following questions:
- Why is it important to put thorough thought in the legal drafting of your initiative?
- What legal base do organisers have to build their initiative on?
- What could be a good strategy when drafting the initiative from a legal perspective?
The key takeaways from this webinar are:
- Changing the law will only be done by a legal act. So, when drafting your initiative, you should think more as a lawyer than an activist.
- Organisers should be very precise in their legal drafting and avoid too general titles or subject matters.
- References to Treaty articles always depend on the field of action that you want to pursue.
