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The latest news from EJTN.


EJTN’s activity report: more than 7,000 participants to EJTN activities in 2022
EJTN’s 2022 activity report, which recounts the achievements and developments of EJTN over the...
13 September 2023

Applications to EJTN Exchange Programme 2024: deadline 16 October 2023
Are you interested in discovering other judicial systems or immersing yourself in the work...
5 September 2023

Call for applications for EJTN’s exchanges in 2024. You can already start preparing your project
Did you know that EJTN provides you with the opportunity to design your own...
25 August 2023

Register for EJTN’s webinar on exchange activities for 2024 (13 September at 12:00, CET)
Are you a judge, prosecutor or member of court staff? Would you like to...
3 August 2023

EJTN lunchtime webinars: learn about EU law during your lunch breaktime, after the summer break
In September EJTN will launch a new series of lunchtime webinars. They are ideal...
28 July 2023

EJTN online conversation classes in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German to start in September
EJTN’s next series of online conversation classes will take place between 25 September and...
24 July 2023

EJTN’s Judiciary learning grant programme: build a learning experience tailored to your needs
Case management systems; electronic tools in criminal proceedings; protection and storage of electronic evidence;...
17 July 2023

EJTN’s Secretary General meets the President of the European Court of Human Rights
EJTN’s Secretary General, Judge Ingrid Derveaux, met yesterday the President of the European Court...
11 July 2023

Call for Experts for the Western Balkans 2 Project is now open!
Within the framework of the Western Balkans II Project (Pilot Action on Judicial Training),...
10 July 2023

EJTN releases Training Needs Assessment reports, providing new insights for better EU law training in the Western Balkans
EJTN today released two reports which reflect on the needs of Serbian and Montenegrin...
10 July 2023

Team Netherlands wins THEMIS Competition semi-final on judicial ethics and professional conduct in Krakow, Poland
Team Netherlands won the last of the semi-finals of the 2023 THEMIS Competition that...
7 July 2023

EJTN and ERA to work together for training Court Staff and Bailiffs in European civil and criminal law
EJTN is pleased to announce its new cooperation with its long-lasting partner, the Academy...
26 June 2023

Team Germany wins THEMIS Competition semi-final C in Budapest, Hungary
Between 14 and 16 June, the Hungarian Academy of Justice hosted the EU and...
26 June 2023

EJTN 2023 General Assembly: 150 delegates meet to discuss and decide on the future of the Network
On 15 and 16 June, the EJTN organised its 2023 General Assembly under the...
20 June 2023

EJTN and European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) strengthen cooperation with a new Working Arrangement
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) have...
12 June 2023

Team Romania wins the semi-final B of the 2023 Themis competition in Naples, Italy
The Italian School of the Judiciary hosted the Semi-Final on EU and European Family...
11 June 2023

EJTN and the Genocide Network Secretariat organise a seminar on the investigation and prosecution of core international crimes
The International Nuremberg Principles Academy hosted a seminar entitled ‘Joint training on the investigation...
9 June 2023

AIAKOS: more than 230 future and early-career judges and prosecutors visit judicial schools across the EU
More than 230 future and early-career judges and prosecutors from ten European countries participated...
5 June 2023

Applications to EJTN Regional Exchange programme are now open
To support judicial cooperation between neighbouring courts from two different EU Member States, EJTN...
1 June 2023

Team Italy wins the semi-final of the 2023 THEMIS competition in Budapest
The 2023 edition of the THEMIS Competition kicked off last week with the Semi-Final...
22 May 2023

Registrations to the 2023 edition of Judges@Europe Forum are now open
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is honoured to invite judges of the European...
19 May 2023

EJTN’s Secretary General participates at the 14th Conference of the NADAL Network. Objective : increase participation in EJTN’s activities by disseminating information on our training offer addressed, especially to (chief) prosecutors’offices and on the fight against financial crimes
The EJTN, represented by its General Secretary, Ingrid Derveaux, participated in the 14th Conference...
7 May 2023

47 judges, prosecutors and court staff attend EJTN’s second seminar on artificial intelligence and in administrative law
On 27 and 28 April, EJTN held its second seminar on the impacts of...
29 April 2023

EJTN experts participate in the European Commission’s conference on the digitalisation of justice
On 28 April 2023, EJTN took part in the online conference organised by the...
29 April 2023

EJTN hosts criminal law webinar on hate crime in the European Union
On 27 April, EJTN organized a webinar on hate crimes, attended by about 50...
29 April 2023

Delegation of the French National School of Clerks visits EJTN
On 25 and 26 April, EJTN received a delegation from the French National School...
27 April 2023

The application period for EJTN 2023 study visits is open. Apply before 15 May 2023
The EJTN Exchange Programme is pleased to open the second call for applications for...
14 April 2023

EJTN one-hour lunch webinars: learning EU law during your lunchtime
EJTN’s One-hour lunch webinars are ideal for judges, prosecutors and court staff interested in...
12 April 2023

EJTN and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights organize a seminar on judicial protection of fundamental rights granted by the EU Charter
On 20 and 21 March 2023, EJTN and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights...
5 April 2023

Western Balkans II project: EJTN delegation visits North Macedonia and Kosovo to support judicial training and reform
An EJTN delegation led by EJTN’s Secretary General, Ms Ingrid Derveaux, and composed of...
5 April 2023

CEPOL’s Executive Director visits EJTN to discuss collaboration between the EU judiciary and law enforcement agencies
EJTN’s Secretary General, Judge Ingrid Derveaux, today welcomed a delegation from the European Union...
21 March 2023

70 European judges and prosecutors attend EJTN’s webinar on the protection of war crime victims
Today EJTN held the first webinar in a series on victims’ rights. The event,...
14 March 2023

Going beyond legal concepts in fighting human trafficking: EJTN and OSCE develop a toolkit to train judges
On 3 March 2023, EJTN’s Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux and the OSCE’s Special Representative...
10 March 2023

Judicial staff from 19 Member States take part in a study visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Judges, prosecutors and court staff members from 19 EU Member States were in Luxembourg...
7 March 2023

EJTN members meet in Madrid to plan 2023 and 2024 training activities in the area of criminal law
On 27 and 28 February 2023, EJTN’s Criminal Law Sub-Working Group met in Madrid...
6 March 2023

Judges, prosecutors, court and prosecution staff, and judicial trainers from 15 EU Member States participate in a study visit to the European Court of Human Rights
EJTN’s first study visit of 2023 took place at the European Court of Human...
1 March 2023

Experts from EJTN’s Judicial Training Methods Working Group discuss the future of European judicial training at a meeting in Utrecht
The Dutch Training and Study Centre for the Judiciary (SSR) hosted last 23 and...
1 March 2023

The Latvian Judicial Training Centre hosts the first EJTN seminar of 2023
The Latvian Judicial Training Centre (LJTC) hosted the first EJTN seminar of 2023 in...
27 February 2023

Celebrating 15 years of collaboration between EJTN and Eurojust: EJTN’s Secretary General meets with Eurojust’s President to discuss present and future cooperation
On 22 February 2023, EJTN’s Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux met the President of Eurojust,...
23 February 2023

Western Balkans II project: EJTN delegation visits Albania and Montenegro to support EU integration and judicial training and reform
An EJTN delegation led by EJTN’s Secretary General, Ms Ingrid Derveaux, and composed of...
19 February 2023

EJTN’s Secretary General meets European Chief Prosecutor to explore further cooperation opportunities between EJTN and EPPO
On 13 February 2023, EJTN’s Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux met the European Chief Prosecutor,...
14 February 2023

The Italian School for the Judiciary hosts the first 2023 meeting of EJTN’s Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Sub-Working Group
The Italian School for the Judiciary (Scuola Superiore della Magistratura, SSM) hosted last 3...
9 February 2023

Registrations for the THEMIS 2023 Competition are now open!
The registrations for the Semi-Finals of the THEMIS 2023 Competition are now open. The...
7 February 2023

European Commission, EJTN and key judicial training actors meet to discuss judicial training needs for 2024
Almost 90 representatives from the European Commission, the EJTN Secretariat and Members, Lot 4...
3 February 2023

EJTN hosts seminar on the 2023 call for proposals on judicial training
On 24 and 25 January 2023, EJTN hosted a training session for its Members...
2 February 2023

EJTN launches official visits to the Western Balkans to support EU integration, and judicial training and reform
As the New Year had just started, the EJTN, led by the newly appointed...
27 January 2023

EJTN releases its 2023 Calendar of Training Activities
EJTN is delighted to present its 2023 Calendar of Training Activities, which provides a...
25 January 2023

EJTN on the move: towards a bright future for judicial training
“We cannot solve problems with the same way of thinking we used when they...
20 January 2023

Exchange Programme 2023: Apply now for an EJTN-CEPOL exchange, Regional exchange or Judiciary learning grant!
EJTN is pleased to open the calls for applications for the following project-based exchanges...
17 January 2023

Long-lasting co-operation and partnership, Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux visits Court of Justice of the EU
Secretary General Ingrid Derveaux travelled to Luxembourg for her inaugural visit to the Court...
16 January 2023

Best wishes of health, peace, and joy during your holidays and for the upcoming year!
Season’s greetings from Markus Brückner, Ingrid Derveaux and the EJTN Secretariat!
21 December 2022

EJTN committed with Victim’s Rights in Criminal Proceedings with special focus on violence against women and children
A training for EU judicial professionals (judges, prosecutors and court staff) on Victims’ Rights...
20 December 2022

Mounting of the guard
Founded 22 years ago, the European Judicial Training Network has reflected the best of...
19 December 2022

THEMIS 2022 Grand Final winner is… Romania!
Team Romania wins the 2022 THEMIS Competition Grand Final! Team Netherlands 2 wins the...
16 December 2022

EJTN at JHA Council to discuss access to Justice and Rule of Law
Today EJTN was invited to take the floor at the Justice and Home Affairs...
16 December 2022

Record-breaking number of applications for the EJTN Exchange Programme 2023
A record-breaking number of applications were submitted for the EJTN Exchange Programme 2023: thanks...
15 December 2022

Important EJTN meetings held last week at Centro de Estudos Judiciarios (CEJ) in Lisbon
Last week, on 20 and 21 October 2022, the EJTN’s Working Group Programmes Members...
15 December 2022

The Partnership EJTN-CEPOL continues: Seminar on Joint Investigation Teams last week in Lyon
50 participants took part in the seminar on Joint Investigation Teams – Leadership that...
15 December 2022

EJTN’s new website is online! Completely bilingual in English and French – and with a new Digital Learning Hub
We all know it: During the last 3 years, the world has become more...
14 December 2022

The CJEU’s 70th anniversary
Judicial co-operation in the European Union (EU) has a long-standing tradition. A common legal...
13 December 2022

Partnership between GEMME and EJTN
On 22 November, EJTN in cooperation with the European Judges Group for Mediation (GEMME)...
13 December 2022

Time to say goodbye
The three-year mandate of EJTN Secretary General Markus Brückner ends on 31 December 2022.
12 December 2022

It’s time for magistrates to improve their communication and become more resilient!
The Judicial Training Methods (JTM) working group organised a seminar on the topic of...
9 December 2022

Signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the IOJT and EJTN
On Wednesday 2nd November 2022, on the occasion of the 2022 IOJT annual conference,...
6 December 2022

Immersion into the work of the European Parliament at the study visit with the EU institutions in Brussels
From 24 to 26 October, 34 judges, prosecutors and court/prosecution staff benefited from the...
6 December 2022

Participate in the 2023 study visits!
The EJTN Exchange Programme is pleased to open the call for applications for study...
6 December 2022

EJTN is addressing the challenges of the war in Ukraine through training for Ukrainian judiciary
EJTN is implementing a new training scheme as a response to the humanitarian crisis...
6 December 2022

Western Balkans II Project
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), as a long standing partner of the European...
5 December 2022

The AIAKOS Programme is back: immersion into the programme in Belgium
After the hybrid exchange organised in the autumn 2021, the AIAKOS Programme is finally back to...
29 November 2022

Conference of Directors- New development in education relevant to the training institutions of EJTN
On 29 and 30 September 2022, EJTN held a Directors Conference dedicated to the...
21 October 2022

This were the THEMIS competition 2022 Semi-Finals
EJTN is proud to present the results of the 2022 THEMIS competition Semi-Finals that...
12 October 2022

Information Webinar on Exchange Programme 2023: Recording now available!
On Thursday 8 September, an Information webinar on the EJTN Exchange Programme was organised...
20 September 2022

Exchange Programme 2023 call for applications: deadline 14 October 2022 (18:00, Brussels time)
EJTN is proud to open its Exchange Programme 2023 call for applications to judges,...
1 September 2022

Information webinar on the Exchange Programme’s 2023 activities
EJTN 2022 General Assembly was held on 7-8 June in Paris hosted by the...
10 August 2022

EJTN’s 2022 General Assembly held on 7 – 8 June in Paris
EJTN’s 2022 General Assembly was held in Paris. Ingrid Derveaux elected to serve for...
10 August 2022

Investigation and Prosecution of Core International Crimes in the loop
From 22 to 24 June 2022, EJTN had the pleasure to implement the training...
4 July 2022

High-level conference on the Brussels IIb Regulation
What’s new in EU family law? High-level conference on the Brussels IIb Regulation
2 June 2022

First edition of the judges@europe forum
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is honoured to have organized the first edition...
9 May 2022
Judicial Training Methods seminar: Initial training trainers on coaching, tutoring and mentoring
This seminar gathered 15 trainers and experts 14-15 March in Brussels who trained tutors...
21 April 2022

New bilingual linguistics handbook on family law
The Working Group Linguistics is proud to announce a new addition to its series...
12 April 2022

judges@europe launched today
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is honoured to invite Judges of the European...
7 March 2022

Online Conversation Classes 2022 – Spring session to be launched
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) Linguistics portfolio is glad to announce the start...
22 February 2022

Exchange Programme 2022 call for applications for regional exchanges
After a successful pilot project, the 2022 call for applications for regional exchanges is...
21 February 2022

First face-to-face training course of European Civil Procedure
Within the frame of the Civil Law portfolio, EJTN delivered its first face-to-face training...
17 February 2022

EJTN Members meet online to talk about applying for and implementing EU funded projects
A training for EJTN Members on the preparation and implementation of EU funded projects’...
7 February 2022

Exchange Programme 2022: Opening of the application period of the Judiciary Learning Grant Programme
EJTN is proud to launch a new initiative under its Exchange Programme for Judicial...
1 February 2022

2022 EU level meeting on Judicial Training Needs hosted by EJTN in a hybrid format
In order to be successful, all training programmes must begin with a needs assessment
31 January 2022

2022 EJTN Calendar of Training Activities
EJTN proudly unveils its 2022 Calendar of Training Activities, which is a comprehensive overview of...
20 January 2022

Exchange Programme 2022 call for applications for court staff: deadline 14 February 2022 (18:00, Brussels time)
EJTN is proud to launch its Exchange Programme 2022 call for applications for court...
19 January 2022

THEMIS 2021 Annual Journal published
THEMIS 2021 Annual Journal is out
13 January 2022

THEMIS 2021 Grand Final winner is Serbia for the first time
Team Serbia II wins the 2021 THEMIS Competition Grand Final
20 December 2021

Enrol in the 2022 study visits
The EJTN Exchange Programme is pleased to open the call for applications to the...
16 December 2021

The first ever hybrid AIAKOS Programme
After a year and a half since the last face-to-face edition of the AIAKOS...
9 December 2021

Linguistics portfolio organized the seminar: ‘Legal language training in cooperation in civil matters’
In mid November, the Linguistics portfolio of EJTN held a seminar entitled ‘Legal language...
30 November 2021

New Horizons for EJTN and its Members
EJTN convened its Directors Conference – bringing together the key national representatives of Europe’s...
25 November 2021

New joint project run by EJTN with EASO is coming
The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) is glad to announce its second joint project...
8 November 2021

EJTN proudly unveils the ‘Study on the Training Needs of Court Staff on EU Law in the EU’
The European Judicial Training Network is proud to announce the publication of the new ‘Study...
8 July 2021