15 January 2021 - 14 July 2025 / 15 July 2025 - 28 February 2027

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Context of the action

The Phase II of the Action is implemented in the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance III (2023-2027), a co-operation initiative of the European Union and Council of Europe. The Partnership for Good Governance provides tailor-made support to beneficiary countries to meet their reform agendas and comply with the European standards in the fields of human rights, rule of law and democracy. Phase II will continue to support the EaP countries in achieving an effective, systematic and data-based evaluation of the results of judicial reform efforts through an annual data collection and analysis on the functioning of the judicial systems in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine. Phase I was implemented from January 2021 to July 2025 under a Joint CoE-EU Programme.

Objectives of the action
  • Overall Objective of the Action

The country evaluation systems for Judiciary are improved using CEPEJ methodology.

  • Specific Objective

Entities (correspondents) involved in the EaP Justice Dashboard meet their commitments vis-à-vis the CoE in the area of judicial reporting (data coordination, collection, processing, transmission).

SPECIFIC RESOURCES

This section features thematic reports and outputs developed in the framework of specific capacity-building activities conducted under the Justice Dashboard Eastern Partnership project.

Overview of Prosecutorial Systems and Case-Flow Data Collection in the Eastern Partnership – Regional Workshop, Budapest, 27 February 2025

The regional workshop on the organisation of prosecutorial systems and the collection of case-flow data in the Eastern Partnership countries was held on 27 February 2025 in Budapest. Within the framework of the Justice Dashboard Eastern Partnership (Dashboard EaP) project, CEPEJ correspondents from the beneficiary countries and representatives of public prosecution services met to exchange practices, address common challenges, and explore avenues for harmonising prosecutorial data collection. The key outcomes of the workshop are available in the report provided below.

Link: Summarizing discussions and recommendations for improving prosecutorial data collection processes

Methodology of data collection

The CEPEJ will collect annually data on the functioning of the justice system in each beneficiary. The methodology for the collection and quality check of data used by the CEPEJ in Evaluation cycles apply to this exercise. Each beneficiary appoints a Justice Eap Dashboard correspondent entrusted with the collection and coordination of the replies to the CEPEJ Dashboard Eap Questionnaire, through the electronic system: CEPEJ-COLLECT. This correspondent is the unique interlocutor of the CEPEJ Secretariat during the whole process. The CEPEJ Questionnaire contains questions from the general CEPEJ evaluation cycles, and some additional questions specific for this Action, some defined in liaison with the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the Department for the execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The CEPEJ Dashboard Eap Questionnaire is accompanied by an explanatory note to ensure comparability of data collected through this process. Extensive work is carried out by the Action team responsible for the data collection within the CEPEJ secretariat to verify the quality of the data submitted by the project correspondents.

Beneficiary countries

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

Last report available: EaP 2024 Data collection results

The following three deliverables to show the results of the data collection for 2024 were delivered to the European Commission in the framework of the Justice Dashboard EaP for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

 Part 1 - Comparative tables and graphs

The Comparative tables present quantitative and qualitative data validated for 12 indicators regarding efficiency and quality of justice in the region for all the beneficiaries, organised in tables and charts, accompanied by a summary overview per indicator as well as comments provided for the understanding of data. These tables and graphs also include when relevant some previous cycles’ data (from 2020 onwards), so that some regional trends can be identified.

 Part 2 – Beneficiaries profiles 

The Beneficiary profiles provide an in-depth user-friendly analysis for each beneficiary’s justice system including, with the assistance of a Greco expert, some analysis on accountability within each justice system. Infographics, tables, graphs, comparisons with previous cycles’ data as well as with the regional medians have been used Narrative explanations have been added throughout the document to further facilitate the understanding of the presented data, as well as an executive summary. 

 Part 3 – Key findings and Analysis

Key findings and Analysis is a condensed presentation of comparative data for all beneficiaries on the following themes selected by the European Commission: Efficiency, Quality, Mandate of judges and prosecutors, and Accountability. It combines quantitative and qualitative data under each theme, accompanied by reader-friendly graphs and tables.

 Link to the previous data collection cycles

News

Back Presentation of some CEPEJ Data in the Context of Ongoing Justice Reforms in Kosovo*

Presentation of some CEPEJ Data in the Context of Ongoing Justice Reforms in Kosovo*

A presentation of the 2024 CEPEJ data on the efficiency of the judicial system was organised on 4 November 2025 in Pristina. The event brought together representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Kosovo Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils, the Chamber of Mediators, the Justice Academy, the Anti-Corruption Agency, NGOs, international partners, Court Presidents, prosecutors, and the EU Office in Kosovo. Discussions focused on how CEPEJ data can inform ongoing justice reforms and strengthen evidence-based policymaking. Participants noted that they are already implementing several CEPEJ recommendations to address case backlogs, including greater use of ICT tools, more efficient preparatory proceedings, and new procedural provisions to speed up repetitive and similar civil claims. These efforts align with the 2025–2026 Action Plan of Kosovo’s Rule of Law Strategy and contribute to a more efficient justice system. The event also underscored the collective nature of this data collection process, with all justice institutions working together.

This activity was organised jointly by the KoSEJ III action “Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Kosovo”, and the Dashboard Western Balkans action ‘Towards a better evaluation of the results of judicial reforms in the Western Balkans’, which are part of the joint programme entitled "Horizontal Facility of the Western Balkans and Turkey III", co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

Pristina, Kosovo* 4 November 2025
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