Ongoing projects
Albania
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200565/ENG-website_visual_Horizontal_Facility+3.jpg/e8b96bdc-4476-7cb1-ccf0-55ea2f5f1534?t=1677235097526)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ IV)"
January 2023 – December 2026
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200565/ENG-website_visual_Horizontal_Facility+3.jpg/e8b96bdc-4476-7cb1-ccf0-55ea2f5f1534?t=1677235097526)
Supporting the justice governing institutions and courts in the implementation of the reforms aimed at increasing the efficiency and quality of justice system based on the CEPEJ tools and methodologies as adapted in the Albanian context.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/176029077/ENG-website_visual_Horizontal_Facility+3.jpg/7dd16131-0da5-f677-3830-94e2ebdf8ba2?t=1677235024456)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)"
January 2023 – December 2026
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/176029077/ENG-website_visual_Horizontal_Facility+3.jpg/7dd16131-0da5-f677-3830-94e2ebdf8ba2?t=1677235024456)
Supporting the Bosnia and Herzegovina judiciary to improve efficiency and quality of the justice system in accordance with the standards and tools developed by the CEPEJ.
Georgia
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/222581770/PREMS+051723+GBR+1507+Button+Good+governance6.png/7195392e-72fe-8f76-d97e-429d11226283?t=1684317549760)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Support to modernisation of court management in Georgia"
March 2023 – February 2026
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/222581770/PREMS+051723+GBR+1507+Button+Good+governance6.png/7195392e-72fe-8f76-d97e-429d11226283?t=1684317549760)
Assisting the improvement of the efficiency of the Georgian judicial system, notably in reducing backlogs and length of proceedings, facilitating the modernisation of court management including through implementation of new cyber justice tools, building the capacity of justice professionals, as well as increasing judges' referrals to mediation and improving data collection of mediation cases based on the CEPEJ Mediation Development Toolkit.
Latvia
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EU/CoE Joint Programme "Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services -Phase II"
December 2021 – March 2024
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200241/Latvia.jpg/2a4ffddb-9623-93d0-c844-8ec8117090cb?t=1673611323589)
Supporting the widening of the scope, availability, and quality of state ensured legal aid in Latvia while increasing the awareness of and recourse to mediation in Latvia.
Regional programme “Dashboard Western Balkans“ (HF III)
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EU/CoE Joint Programme "Towards a better evaluation of the results of judicial reforms in the Western Balkans"
2023 – 2026
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Supporting the beneficiaries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo*) in their efforts to achieve an effective, systematic and data-based monitoring and evaluation on the quality, efficiency, independence and accountability of their justice systems, allowing them to assess the impact of their judicial reform efforts.
Annual activity for the EU
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CEPEJ Study for the "EU Justice Scoreboard"
2012 - current moment
![CEPEJ Study for the](/documents/154925882/209840651/EU+Justice+Scoreboard+picture+3+EN.png/b6293602-9537-4ba2-0654-3c01d3879bf9?t=1680269809580)
Since 2012, the European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ) carries out, upon the request of the European Commission, an annual study which constitutes one of the core sources of the "EU Justice Scoreboard" published by the European Commission.
Azerbaijan
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EU/CoE Joint Programme "Fostering mediation in Azerbaijan"
March 2023 – February 2026
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/222586618/PREMS+051723+GBR+1507+Button+Good+governance6.png/7d48ce1c-5fc0-0897-ca1a-e0f91340e9df?t=1684317449410)
Improving recourse to mediation in Azerbaijan, based on the Law on Mediation adopted in 2019, via increasing the availability and the quality of mediation services, further strengthening the capacities of mediators, in particular through training, and by raising awareness on mediation amongst justice sector professionals and citizens.
Bulgaria
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/176029135/Bulgaria+2+%281%29.jpg/f6533fc9-3786-5378-8814-718545728f27?t=1673613729365)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Establishing a balanced workload distribution in the judicial system in Bulgaria"
November 2022 – May 2024
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Supporting Bulgaria in its efforts to improve the efficiency of the management and administration of the courts through improved statistical data, and improved management of the workload of judges.
Kosovo*
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200634/ENG-website_visual_Horizontal_Facility+3.jpg/86560706-0bea-c71c-6aad-2950b8d78b35?t=1677234977677)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Kosovo* (KoSEJ III)"
January 2023– December 2026
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200634/ENG-website_visual_Horizontal_Facility+3.jpg/86560706-0bea-c71c-6aad-2950b8d78b35?t=1677234977677)
Supporting the work of beneficiaries in introducing new tools on judicial time management, quality of justice, digitalisation of justice, etc. based on CEPEJ tools and practices.
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence".
Republic of Moldova
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/222581711/PREMS+051723+GBR+1507+Button+Good+governance6.png/e5f61c63-72f4-1027-9a46-e2060a446c65?t=1684317582630)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova"
March 2023 – February 2026
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/222581711/PREMS+051723+GBR+1507+Button+Good+governance6.png/e5f61c63-72f4-1027-9a46-e2060a446c65?t=1684317582630)
Promoting further modernisation of the judicial administration, improving the evaluation, efficiency, and quality of the functioning of courts, in particular by strengthening the court management and preventing backlogs, improving the transparency, communication, and accessibility of courts, as well as the public trust and user satisfaction, in line with European standards.
Regional programme “Justice Dashboard Eastern Partnership”
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EU/CoE Joint Programme "Support for a better evaluation of the results of judicial reform efforts in the Eastern Partnership"
January 2021 – July 2025
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200808/eu-coe+2.jpg/0ae0be53-30b8-212e-4602-f4933b0582b0?t=1673621275068)
Supporting the Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine ) in their efforts to achieve an effective, systematic and data-based monitoring and evaluation on the quality, efficiency, independence and accountability of their justice systems allowing them to assess the impact of their judicial reform efforts.
Regional programme “South Programme V”
![EU/CoE Joint Programme](/documents/154925882/177200750/SUD+PR+2.jpg/5e0c3a24-87ea-e366-bbd0-fdf73d4d710d?t=1673613064441)
EU/CoE Joint Programme "Protecting human rights, rule of law and democracy through shared standards in the Southern Mediterranean"
September 2022 – August 2025
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Strengthening the capacities of the Southern Mediterranean beneficiaries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine* and Tunisia) in the field of implementation of judicial reforms and the efficiency and the quality of justice systems, and reinforcing the dialogue and networking between justice professionals, institutions and bodies at national, regional and international level.
* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe and European Union member States on this issue.
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