ENCJ suspends Polish National Judicial Council - KRS
On 17th September 2018, the ENCJ General Assembly gathered in Bucharest to discuss the position of the Polish National Judicial Council, the KRS, in the ENCJ.
ENCJ Board proposes to suspend National Judicial Council (KRS) of Poland
On 16 th August 2018 the ENCJ Board informed the Polish KRS that it would convene an Extraordinary General Assembly on 17 September 2018 in Bucharest, to decide on the position of the KRS in the ENCJ.
ENCJ Board delegation visits Hungary
On 9 and 10 July an ENCJ delegation travelled to Hungary for a courtesy visit to the Hungarian National Council for the Judiciary. Meetings were held with the members of the Council and Kees Sterk, the President of the ENCJ, gave an address on topics such as self-governance and the role of Councils for the Judiciary.
Statement of ENCJ Board to support the judges of Poland
Statement by the Executive Board of the ENCJ on the situation in Poland
The Executive Board of the ENCJ offers its wholehearted support for the judges in Poland in these difficult times.
ENCJ Board delegation visits Poland
On 21st June an ENCJ delegation consisting of the President Kees Sterk, Executive Board members Nerijus Meilutis and Luca Forteleoni and the director of the ENCJ Office, Monique van der Goes, visited Warsaw for a meeting with the Polish National Judicial Council, the KRS.
ENCJ General Assembly approves project team reports
At the General Assembly in Lisbon, the ENCJ approved the reports that were prepared by the various project teams. The reports can be found on the relevant pages in the section topics and projects.
ENCJ plans visit to the National Judicial Council of Hungary
By letter of 5th June 2018 the ENCJ President accepted the invitation for a courtesy visit of the Hungarian National Judicial Council (OBT) due to take place on 10 July 2018.
ENCJ adopts Lisbon Declaration on Positive Change
The General Assembly of the ENCJ adopted the Lisbon Declaration on Leading Positive Change. The declaration states that Councils for the Judiciary should initiate and lead a process of positive change and focuses on two aspects: the internal aspect in the sense of the engagement of stakeholders and in t he external sense of the judiciary's relationship with other state posers and strengtening the role of the judiciary within the State.
The Declaration also contains paragraphs that deal with the situation in Poland and Turkey.
ENCJ Award for Positive Change
At the first ever organized ENCJ market in Lisbon on 1 June 2018, nine Members and Observers of the ENCJ presented their best idea which has been succesful and has led to positive change.
