Plenary Opening Session

  • Opening and Welcome: Erik Hertog and Prof. Dr. Flora Carrijn, Vice-Chancellor Lessius University College
  • Opening Address: EU Commissioner Leonard Orban, Commissioner for Multilingualism
  • Chair: Liese Katschinka
  • European Court of Human Rights case-law on the right to language assistance in criminal proceedings - James Brannan
  • EU cross-border cases involving lack of satisfactory translation and interpretation facilities - Catherine Heard