EJTN is expanding its training offer for the second half of 2026 with a series of additional activities now open to participants. Covering a range of timely topics, from tax law, digitalisation, and criminal justice cooperation to judicial leadership, these newly launched seminars respond to priorities identified in the European Judicial Training Strategy 2025–2030 and needs expressed by EJTN Members. They provide judges, prosecutors, and other justice practitioners with new opportunities to deepen their expertise and exchange experience on some of the most pressing challenges facing European justice systems today.
Administrative Law: Competitiveness and the single market (tax law challenges in the digital era)
As digitalisation continues to reshape economic activity, tax systems face growing challenges linked to avoidance, fraud, and the protection of fundamental rights. This seminar explores how EU tax law responds to these developments, drawing on recent case law from the CJEU and ECtHR.
Participants will gain a practical understanding of key legislative and judicial developments, discuss common challenges encountered in tax-related disputes, and exchange experiences with peers on applying EU legal principles in national judicial practice.
For any questions, please get in touch with Eunice Litu at [email protected]
Civil Law: Cross-border labour law in the digital age
Digitalisation is reshaping the world of work, raising new legal questions for courts and labour authorities across Europe. This training activity examines the impact of remote work, platform work, and digital employment practices on cross-border labour law
Participants will explore key EU legal frameworks, discuss practical challenges related to jurisdiction and dispute resolution, and gain insights into ensuring effective protection of workers’ rights in an increasingly digital workplace.
For any questions, please get in touch with Daniel Graur at [email protected]
Criminal Justice: Asset recovery, confiscation, and management of criminal assets in the EU in practice – Advanced
This seminar is aimed at improving knowledge and experience of judges and prosecutors to trace, freeze, seize and re-use illicitly acquired assets through the use of EU legal instruments required to ensure effective procedures of confiscation and recovery of illegally acquired assets in the EU. Sharing of experiences and good practices regarding the implementation of financial investigations within the EU are at the core of the seminar.
Fostering cross-border cooperation: the functioning of the EAW in practice and in the digital era – Introductory
This online training explores issues related to the application of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and raising awareness on the importance of establishing direct contact between the competent authorities as a key step in speeding up the surrender procedure, thus creating a mechanism for transferring the necessary information and removing obstacles. Participants will learn about the principle of mutual recognition and its importance for judicial cooperation within the EU.
EJTN-CEPOL Investigating and Preventing Corruption (CEPOL 09/2026)
This joint course brings together law enforcement officials, judges and prosecutors with the aim to improve their capacity in the fight against corruption by exchanging knowledge and good practices on effective anti-corruption measures, targeting and detecting the forms, manifestations and main actors of corruption and using the international tools for prevention, investigation and prosecution.
For any questions, please get in touch with Monica Marti-Garcia at [email protected]
Study Visit to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)
A specialised study visit will be organised at the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO, the independent public prosecution office of the European Union. This institution is responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes affecting the financial interests of the EU.
This study visit will give judges and prosecutors working on financial and economic crime direct exposure to EPPO’s investigative work and a chance to build cross-border contacts.
For any questions, please get in touch with Chrystelle de Coligny at [email protected]
Human and Fundamental Rights: Democratic Resilience in the Digital Age: Electoral Integrity, Disinformation and the Protection of Fundamental Rights under the EU Charter
The seminar will focus on the impact of disinformation, deepfakes and social media manipulation on democratic processes. Participants will gain an understanding of the EU regulatory framework governing digital platforms, notably the Digital Services Act (DSA), Digital Markets Act (DMA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
For any questions, please get in touch with Armin Schelle at [email protected]
Legal Language: Legal language training on Cybercrime and e-Evidence
A legal language seminar on cybercrime and e-Evidence will provide participants with legal language skills to communicate in English on legal and operational issues in this field. Through a combination of expert-led legal sessions and interactive language exercises delivered by specialised linguists, participants explore key issues relating to cybercrime, digital investigations, e-Evidence, cross-border cooperation, and emerging challenges in the cyber domain, while developing the specialised terminology and communication skills needed for effective judicial cooperation.
For any questions, please get in touch with Ondrej Strnad at [email protected]
Judicial Training Methods: Digital leadership: empowering judicial leaders for gender equality in the digital era
As courts and prosecution services continue to adapt to rapid technological change, judicial leaders play a pivotal role in shaping how digital transformation is implemented while safeguarding the core values of justice.
Designed for court presidents, chief prosecutors and court staff managers, this seminar explores the concept of digital leadership in a judicial context, focusing on strategic decision-making, organisational change, innovation, the promotion of inclusive and gender-sensitive leadership practices, and the practical tension of doing this without compromising core justice values.
Participants will reflect on their own leadership approaches, examine the impact of digitalisation on judicial institutions, and develop practical tools to lead effectively in an evolving digital environment.
For any questions, please get in touch with Camille Durez at [email protected]
Other updates
Under the Criminal Justice programme, the introductory-level seminar on Judicial cooperation in criminal matters and transfer of criminal proceedings has been upgraded from 1.5 to 2.5 days. Focusing on digital cross-border justice, the seminar is based on a ‘learn-by-doing’ methodology and the simulation of the different stages of EU judicial cooperation including practical case-based scenarios on drug-trafficking.
Full details and registration information for each activity are available in the EJTN Online Training Catalogue.
New training activities still to be launched later this year
In addition to the activities listed above, EJTN will launch other new training initiatives this autumn, with further details shared in due course.
New Legal Update Series – organised under the Civil Law and Criminal Justice portfolios – will consist of series of webinars delivered in cooperation with national experts and organised in national languages. In civil law, 27 webinars will be delivered on the Service of Documents Regulation and sharing best practices from cross-border civil cooperation cases. In criminal justice, national-language webinars in English, French, Spanish, Romanian, Italian, German, Greek will focus on the EU e-Evidence legislative package. The webinars will be delivered in November-December. A complete calendar including dates, times and languages will be shared early September.
Moreover, a special ‘Training of Trainers’ for EJN Contact Points in civil matters will also be organised by EJTN in collaboration with the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters.
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