Public Academy lecture 'Natural gas extraction in Groningen: where to go from here?' 9 March 2023

On 24 February, the final report of the parliamentary committee of inquiry into natural gas extraction in Groningen will be presented to the House of Representatives. This final report reports on an extensive investigation into the decision-making process regarding natural gas extraction, earthquakes, damage settlement and reinforcement in Groningen.

At the Public Academy for Jurisprudence on 9 March, we will zoom in on the creation and outcomes of the report. What are the most important conclusions? What do the outcomes mean for all parties involved? To answer these questions, we will also look back: how did it come to this? How are ongoing legal cases? But above all we look ahead: how do we move forward?

Jeff Biesma, senior judge at the North Netherlands District Court, and Herman Bröring, professor of administrative law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Groningen, will address these questions, among others. Finally, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions. The evening will be accompanied by Dagblad van het Noorden reporter Arnoud Bodde.

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Through lectures aimed at the general public, the Publieksacademie voor de Rechtspraak (Public Academy for Jurisprudence) seeks to satisfy this immense interest. Judges, public prosecutors, professors and other experts discuss legal topics that affect many people. The lectures are suitable for a wide audience and do not require knowledge of the law.

The Public Academy is a collaboration between the Court of the Northern Netherlands, the Faculty of Law at the University of Groningen, the Northern Netherlands Public Prosecution Service and the Dagblad van het Noorden newspaper.