On 6 April 2023 took place the first meeting of the Technical Committee of the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova”, implemented by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). The meeting was attended by representatives of the national partners such as the Superior Council of Magistracy, the Agency for Court Administration, the National Institute of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, by the judge representing the Chisinau Court in the CEPEJ Network of Pilot Courts, the CEPEJ National Correspondent, and by national consultants.

The participants discussed the Project’s objectives, the Action Plan and methodology, as well as the recommendations for its implementation. The relevance of the Project in the context Republic of Moldova’s candidacy for EU membership and related reforms in the justice sector was highlighted.

The new Project builds upon the results of the previous cooperation and aims to further improving the access to justice in the Republic of Moldova through strengthened efficiency and quality of courts. In particular, the Project will support a modernised court management in order to tackle backlog, improve the working conditions of judges, the transparency and communication of the judiciary, and the quality of services for court users. A special attention will be paid to the deployment of the JUSTAT Automated Informational System - the IT tool similar to the CEPEJ-STAT database to collect and analyse judicial statistics.

This activity has been organised within the framework of the Project ”Support to further modernisation of court management 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 III (2023-2027).