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Council conclusions of 27 October 2011 on European judicial training
Council conclusions of 27 October 2011 on European judicial training
Council conclusions of 27 October 2011 on European judicial training
SL C 361, 10.12.2011, p. 7–8
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
10.12.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 361/7 |
Council conclusions of 27 October 2011 on European judicial training
2011/C 361/03
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
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recalling Articles 81(2)(h) and 82(1)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which for the first time lays down specific competence to ‘support the training of the judiciary and of judicial staff’ in civil and criminal matters; |
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recalling the Stockholm Programme — An open and secure Europe serving and protecting the citizens, which stressed that ‘in order to foster a genuine European judicial and law enforcement culture, it is essential to step up training on Union-related issues and make it systematically accessible for all professions involved in the implementation of the area of freedom, security and justice’; |
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recalling Council Resolution (2008/C 299/01) on the training of judges, prosecutors and judicial staff in the European Union; |
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recalling the Resolution of the European Parliament of 9 July 2008 on the role of the national judge in the European judicial system (2009/C 294 E/06), |
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION:
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Welcomes the European Commission's Communication ‘Building trust in EU-wide justice — A new dimension to European judicial training’ (1), which stresses the importance of improving knowledge of EU law and mutual trust between legal practitioners to ensure efficient implementation of EU law and swift cross-border judicial cooperation across the Member States. |
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Underlines the contribution that European judicial training could make for the development of a genuine European judicial culture, based on respect for the different legal systems and traditions of the Member States. |
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Strongly supports further efforts for training of judges, prosecutors and other judicial staff in European law and its application. |
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Welcomes the facilitation of training of other legal practitioners, including bailiffs, notaries and advocates. |
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Underlines that training should not jeopardise the independence of the legal and judicial professions. |
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Considers quality of the training as the main benchmark for the evaluation of the training and welcomes the intention of the Commission to focus on priority areas, taking into consideration EU policy priorities and complexity of specific instruments. Aspects of cost-effectiveness should also be taken into account. |
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Shares the need to take advantage of the existing structures, institutions and networks, in particular the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN). |
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Welcomes the recognition of the key role played by training structures at national level for judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals, and welcomes that the Communication mentions the role of regional cooperation in developing best practices and new methods of learning. |
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The Council calls on Member States:
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The Council invites the Commission:
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The Council encourages candidate and potential candidate countries to sign memorandums of understanding to take part in the European Union's financial programmes in the field of justice, according to the conditions set in those programmes, in order to ensure their effective participation in European judicial training projects. |
(1) COM(2011) 551 final.