Germany - Academy of European Law (ERA) - EJTN

The Academy of European Law (known by its German acronym “ERA”) is a continuing education institution that provides individuals and authorities involved in applying and implementing European law with practical professional training and a forum for a mutual and comprehensive exchange of experiences. ERA offers face-to-face training events, hybrid training events, online-only training events, and distance learning tools. Legal practitioners from all over Europe attend ERA’s events.

ERA’s legal status is that of a public, not-for-profit foundation established under the law of Rhineland Palatinate (Germany). ERA is one of the six institutions at the EU level explicitly mentioned in the Erasmus+ Regulation and supported under the Jean Monnet actions.

All present and past EU Member States – and since November 2023, the Republic of Albania – are Foundation patrons. They are represented on ERA’s Governing Board with several EU institutions. Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg and former President of the European Commission, was elected President of the Governing Board in November 2021, a position he still holds.

ERA has a long-standing commitment to judicial training. It was involved in the creation of the European Judicial Training Network and was a founding member. Since then, it has remained an active and committed member of the Network.