This study developed an enhanced evidence-base of the extent to which and how Member States have made use of the ESF and the ERDF in the programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 to support their justice systems. The study covered the following 16 Member States, all of which had identified sup...
After five editions, the 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard shows progress: the effectiveness of justice systems has generally improved, a number of Member States have shown determination in engaging in justice reforms, the Council every year addressed recommendations to certain Member States, the judic...
In Spain, only funds made available at national and regional level under Priority Theme Code 13 and Thematic Objective 2 of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) have been used in reforming areas of the justice system, according to the available documents and consultation with the MA and...
The study showed that the field of justice within Estonia, structural funds have predominantly contributed to soft measures. The main documents (NSRF, PA, OPs) regulating the usage of national structural funds in the periods 2007–2013 and 2014–2020 do not directly cover the needs of the Estonian...
Croatia acceded to the EU in mid-2013. Although there were Operational Programmes (OPs) set up for the first programming period (under the n+3 rule), such as the OP Regional Competitiveness for Croatia (2007–2013), they did not cover any justice-related activities. The justice system was support...
After a public consultation on proposed reforms to investment protection and the investor-dispute settlement framework of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the United States of America, the European Parliament requested the replacement of the traditional arbitration ...