{"id":88512,"date":"2021-12-09T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=88512"},"modified":"2021-12-02T10:01:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T09:01:24","slug":"modernising-judicial-cooperation-with-further-digitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/modernising-judicial-cooperation-with-further-digitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"Modernising judicial cooperation with further digitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 1, the European Commission has adopted several initiatives to digitalise EU justice systems<\/a>, making them more accessible and effective. The overarching aim of the measures is to make digital communication channels the default channel in cross-border judicial cases, thus translating one of the priorities set out in last year’s\u00a0Communication on the Digitalisation of Justice<\/a>\u00a0into action.<\/p>\n

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In the EU’s internal market today, many legal disputes between citizens and businesses take place across borders. Also, to fight cross-border crime more effectively, different Member States and judicial systems need to work hand in hand. Investigative authorities and courts of different Member States need to cooperate and support each other in the investigation and prosecution of crimes and exchange information and evidence securely and swiftly.<\/p>\n

V\u011bra\u00a0Jourov\u00e1<\/strong>, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, said:\u00a0\u201cCrime does not stop at a border; neither should justice. Today’s proposals will help prosecutors and judges to cooperate faster and more effectively. We must make the best use of digital technologies to provide judicial authorities, citizens and businesses with swift and secure means of exchange of information. This is key for easier and faster access to justice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Didier\u00a0Reynders<\/strong>, Commissioner for Justice, said:\u00a0\u201cEffective and quality justice systems require effective tools. We already have many instruments to facilitate EU cross-border judicial cooperation. However, not all of them are up-to-date and we urgently need to modernise them. Justice systems also need to be more resilient to crises. Courts should be able to function in all circumstances. This is a principle of rule of law. Equipping justice systems with the appropriate tools can support this objective.\u00a0 Today, we are delivering on the Commission’s ambitions for creating a truly efficient and resilient European area of freedom, security and justice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Digitalisation of EU justice systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Commission has adopted the following initiatives today:<\/p>\n

Digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0proposals on digitalisation of EU cross-border judicial cooperation and access to justice in civil, commercial and criminal matters<\/a>\u00a0will address two main problems: inefficiencies affecting cross-border judicial cooperation and barriers to access to justice in cross-border civil, commercial and criminal cases.<\/p>\n

This Regulation will:<\/p>\n