Newsroom Moldova 2019-2022
Closing event for the CEPEJ co-operation Project in the Republic of Moldova
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) conducted on 23 February 2023, in Chisinau, the final Steering Committee meeting for the bilateral co-operation project in the Republic of Moldova. During this event were presented different achieved results and were discussed the...
Increasing awareness of and access to justice for vulnerable groups in the Republic of Moldova
As part of its activities to promote the protection of human rights and equal opportunities for all, the Council of Europe is launching a campaign in the Republic of Moldova with a view to raising awareness among the public about the access to justice for all and without discrimination. It...
Support to improving the enforcement of judgements concerning child custody in the Republic of Moldova
5 sessions of online training were organised in November-December 2022, following the development of “Methodological Guidelines on improving the enforcement of judgements concerning the determination of the residence and access to the applicants’ children”, based on the findings of the judgements...
Call for tenders for provision of an awareness raising campaign about access to justice for vulnerable groups in the Republic of Moldova
In the framework of the Project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova” funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II, the Council...
Competition on courts’ performance in the Republic of Moldova launched with the support of CEPEJ
A competition aiming at discovering and highlighting innovative and efficient practices concerning the functioning of justice, judicial procedures or the organisation of courts is to be conducted for the first time in Moldova in 2022. It is expected to encourage the proactive management,...
CEPEJ contributes to improve the communication policy of courts in the Republic of Moldova
Further to an assessment of the Communication Strategy of the Superior Council of Magistracy and of the Guide for the judiciary on relations with mass-media by international and national experts, a Working Group was created and met on 9 February 2022 to improve the regulations on communication...
Steering Group meeting of the EU/CoE Project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of judicial services in the Republic of Moldova”
The 4th Steering Group meeting took place on 1 December 2021 by means of videoconferencing. On this occasion, the Project’s implementing partners took stock of the results and progress achieved over the last 6 months and approved the action plan for the next period. A particular focus has been...
Call for tenders for provision of an awareness raising campaign about access to justice for vulnerable groups in the Republic of Moldova
In the framework of the Project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova” funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II, the Council...
Creation of a new IT tool for publishing judicial statistics in the Republic of Moldova
JUSTAT is designed as a national Internet-based tool aimed at publishing data about the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova, such as statistics, key indicators and other information on the performance of the court system. Following consultations with the national stakeholders and based on...
Evaluation of the performance of enforcement systems and reporting in the Republic of Moldova
An online Seminar on the evaluation and reporting on the performance of enforcement systems and their agents was conducted in the Republic of Moldova. The seminar gathered 25 participants, from the Moldovan National Union of Enforcement Agents as well as court presidents and judges. With the...
Improving the methodology of distribution of resources in the Moldovan judiciary by using statistical data
The CEPEJ organised on 20 May 2021 a second online seminar on taking decisions with regard to the distribution of resources based on objective data about workload, efficiency and quality of judicial services. The ability of the courts and of the judiciary in general to properly evaluate and...
Training on appeals against acts of enforcement agents in national courts in the Republic of Moldova
In June 2021 a series of 10 on-line training seminars are conducted in the field of enforcement in civil and administrative matters, largely based on the new Commentary to the Enforcement Code, recently developed at the initiative of the Council of Europe. The agenda is focused on the examination...
Improving judicial communication to increase the public confidence in the judicial system of the Republic of Moldova
The assessment Report of the Communication Strategy of the Superior Council of Magistracy in the Republic of Moldova and the Guidelines on the relations between the judiciary and the media were presented and discussed during a workshop on 20 January 2021, with the involvement of the justice...
Strengthening the access to justice for vulnerable groups in the Republic of Moldova
On 20 January 2021, representatives of key justice sector actors, international partners and NGOs actively engaged in promoting the protection of vulnerable categories of people met in an online event to discuss the expert Report on strengthening the access to justice for vulnerable groups in the...
Development of a new tool for judicial statistics in the Republic of Moldova
The Working Group on publishing national judicial statistics conducts regular meetings to propose a concept of a national tool called “JUSTAT”, aimed at publishing relevant data and performance indicators of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova. The concept is based on the example of...
Using CEPEJ tools in taking decisions on budgeting and distributing resources among Moldovan courts based on objective data
On 25 February 2021, a seminar on the use of CEPEJ tools in taking decisions with regard to distribution of resources in courts has been organised in a videoconference format. European experts familiarised the participants with methods on applying Key Performance Indicators and statistical data...
Building capacities on judicial communication in the Republic of Moldova
On 19 February 2021, the CEPEJ organised an online training session on court communication for more than 40 justice professionals, including judges, court presidents, as well as representatives of the Superior Council of Magistrates and the Ministry of Justice. The participants had the...
Steering Group meeting of the European Union / Council of Europe joint Project in the Republic of Moldova
On 25 February 2021 the third meeting of the Steering Group of the European Union / Council of Europe joint Project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”, co-funded by the European Commission and the Council of Europe and...
Discussing ways to improve the enforcement of court decisions in civil and administrative matters in the Republic of Moldova
On 13 August 2020 CEPEJ moderated an on-line workshop in order to discuss the ways to further improve the enforcement of court decisions in civil and administrative matters in the Republic of Moldova and to define priorities and specific activities by which the CEPEJ may support the national...
Steering the project "Support for further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judiciary in the Republic of Moldova"
On 13 August 2020 was carried out the second meeting of the Steering Group of the project "Support for further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judiciary in the Republic of Moldova", which is part of the Partnership of the Council of Europe and the European Union for Good...