A series of 20 legal seminars was organised in 2019-2022. 18 national legal seminars were organised by the supporting organisations with the support of ERA and EJTN in their respective national language. Two pan-European legal seminars were organised by ERA and EJTN in Brussels and were open to court staff coming from all EU Member States.
National legal seminars
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Germany (2 seminars)
- Finland (2 seminars)
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- The Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania (2 seminars)
- Slovenia
- Spain
Federal Ministry of Justice
Schwechat, 14-15 November 2019
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Austrian court staff
Language: German
Seminar programme
Belgian Judicial Training Institute (IGO-IFJ)
Brussels, 22-23 September 2020
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Belgian court staff
Language: French, Dutch
Seminar programme FR - NL
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Sofia, 19-20 October 2021
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Bulgarian court staff
Language: Bulgarian
Seminar programme
Judicial Academy of Croatia
Zagreb, 12-13 October 2021
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Croatian court staff
Language: Croatian
Seminar programme
Ministry of Justice, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Schwetzingen, 17-18 February 2020
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 court staff from the Land of Baden Württemberg
Language: German
Seminar programme
Judicial Academy of North Rhine-Westphalia
Recklinghausen – new date: 7-8 July 2021
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 court staff from the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia
Language: German
National Courts Administration
Helsinki, 7-8 November 2019
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Finnish court staff
Language: Finnish
Seminar programme
National Courts Administration
Online, 23-24 March 2021
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Finnish court staff
Language: Finnish
Seminar programme
National Office for the Judiciary
Budapest, 24-25 February 2020
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Hungarian court staff
Language: Hungarian
Seminar programme
Latvian Judicial Training Centre (LJTC)
Riga, 5-6 March 2020
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Latvian court staff
Language: Latvian
Seminar programme
National Courts Administration of the Republic of Lithuania
Vilnius – new date: 14-15 October 2021
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Lithuanian court staff
Language: Lithuanian
Seminar programme
Dutch Training and Study Centre for the Judiciary (SSR)
Online, 11-12 May 2021
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Dutch court staff
Language: Dutch
Seminar programme
National School of Judiciary and Public Prosecution (KSSiP)
Lublin, 26-27 November 2019
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Polish court staff
Language: Polish
Seminar programme
Ministry of Justice – Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice (DGAJ)
Lisbon, 17-18 November 2021
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Portuguese court staff
Language: Portuguese
Seminar programme
National School of Clerks
Barlad, 18-19 November 2019
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Romanian court staff
Language: Romanian
Seminar programme
National School of Clerks
Barlad, 23-24 September 2021
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Romanian court staff
Language: Romanian
Seminar programme
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Slovenia, Judicial Training Centre
Online, 18-19 October 2021
Topic: Cross-border civil litigation: facilitating the handling of cross-border cases
Target group: 30 Slovenian court staff
Language: Slovenian
Seminar programme
Centre for Legal Studies (CEJ)
Online, 18-19 November 2021
Topic: Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Target group: 30 Spanish court staff
Language: Spanish
Seminar programme
Conditions of participation
Interested court staff may register via their respective national training institutions. Participation is on selection.
Participation in the national legal seminars is free of charge.
Pan-European legal seminars
Cross-border enforcement of civil law claims: simplified European procedures
Brussels, 9-10 December 2021
Language: English
Target group: Open to court staff from all EU Member States
Event number: 121DT77
Seminar programme
Cross-border Civil Litigation: Facilitating the Handling of Cross-border Cases
Brussels, 21-22 March 2022
Language: English
Target group: Open to court staff from all EU Member States
Event number: 122DT81f
Seminar programme
Conditions of participation
Participation in the seminars is free of charge. Please note that the number of places available is limited. Interested court staff from all EU Member States may apply using the online application form available on the event pages.
Participants should have a working knowledge of English.
Accommodation: The participation fee includes hotel accommodation: maximum 2 nights at the hotel booked by ERA will be covered directly by ERA. Coffee breaks and a lunch are included. ERA will invite all participants for a joint dinner.
Travel: Selected court staff will receive a significant contribution to their travel costs upon receipt of the original invoices, tickets and receipts. Participants are asked to arrange their own travel.