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CEPEJ Online Workshop on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Justice in the Republic of Moldova
On 22 May 2026, CEPEJ organised an online workshop dedicated to artificial intelligence, in cooperation with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova. The workshop brought together judges and staff members of the Constitutional Court, as well as Council of Europe experts, to reflect on...
CEPEJ supports the development of uniform annual court performance reporting in the Republic of Moldova
A meeting of the Working Group on the development and use of uniform annual court performance reports was held on 18 March 2026, bringing together representatives of the judiciary, the Agency for Digitalisation of Justice and Administration of the Judiciary, and the National Institute of Justice....
CEPEJ contributes to the adoption of a Guide on annual court performance in the Republic of Moldova
A draft Guide on annual court performance reporting was examined during a meeting of a dedicated Working Group, held on 19 December 2025, prior to its submission to the Superior Council of Magistracy for adoption. The Guide establishes a single, standardised model for the presentation of annual...
The CEPEJ raises awareness in the Republic of Moldova on the need to focus judicial proceedings on users
A workshop dedicated to strengthening the central role of users in judicial proceedings in the Republic of Moldova, was carried out on 11 December 2025. The event brought together around 40 representatives from all levels of the judiciary, National Institute of Justice and Agency for...
Celebrating the European Day of Justice in the Republic of Moldova
A roundtable on European judicial values and interinstitutional dialogue was carried out in the framework of the European Day of Justice in Chișinău (Moldova), on 27 October 2025. The event brought together members of the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM), its evaluation and disciplinary...
Launch of the HELP course on the quality of justice and the work of the CEPEJ of the Council of Europe in the Republic of Moldova
On 12 September 2025, the online course “Quality of Justice – the Work of the CEPEJ” was officially launched during a videoconference event that brought together around 30 participants, including officials from the Ministry of Justice and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), as well as...
Vice-President of the CEPEJ discusses the on-going reorganisation of the court map and the standards for courthouses with the main actors of the justice sector from the Republic of Moldova
In accordance with a request of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova relating to the on-going reorganisation of the national courts, the Vice-President of the CEPEJ, Mr Ramin Gurbanov, visited Chisinau on 12 October 2017. The CEPEJ tools such as the Guidelines on the creation of...
Workshop to promote the implementation of the SATURN recommendations on judicial statistics in the Republic of Moldova
A workshop to promote the implementation of the SATURN recommendations on judicial statistics was organised in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, on 24 November 2015. The workshop was primarily intended for the members of the Secretariat of the six...
A delegation of CEPEJ experts visited the Republic of Moldova
A delegation of CEPEJ experts visited the Republic of Moldova on 1-3 June 2015. The CEPEJ experts had meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Superior Council of Magistrates, the National Institute of Justice, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, as well...
Meeting of the Project’s Steering Committee and Roundtable in the Republic of Moldova
The meeting of the Steering Committee for the Project "Strengthening the efficiency of justice and support to lawyer’s profession in the Republic of Moldova" took place on 17 February 2016 with the participation of representatives from the Superior Council of Magistracy, the Ministry of Justice,...
CEPEJ supports pilot courts in Azerbaijan and in the Republic of Moldova for conducting court users satisfaction surveys
A workshop on conducting court users satisfaction surveys was carried out by the CEPEJ on 17-18 March 2016 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, as part of the co-operation projects with Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova.* The participants in the workshop, representing CEPEJ pilot courts...
Consolidation of the training on court management in Azerbaijan and in the Republic of Moldova
A workshop devoted to court management training was held on 27-28 June 2016 in Chisinau, in the Republic of Moldova. Managers and trainers, representing the Justice Academy of Azerbaijan and the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, took an active part in the discussions on...
Launching of the court coaching programme for implementation of CEPEJ tools in the pilot courts of the Republic of Moldova
In the framework of the Project “Strengthening the efficiency of justice and support to lawyers’ profession in the Republic of Moldova”, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Council of Europe, the team of CEPEJ experts conducted, from 1 to 4 September 2015, the second mission to...
CEPEJ actively supports pilot courts from the Republic of Moldova to improve their efficiency
On 20 October 2016, in Strasbourg, representatives of the pilot courts, of the Superior Council of Magistrates, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Institute of Justice will be presented the Guide for the implementation of selected CEPEJ tools in the courts of the Republic of Moldova,...
Publication of a collection of tools of the CEPEJ on time management, efficiency and quality of justice translated into the Romanian language
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) published and distributed among judges and main justice sector stakeholders of the Republic of Moldova a collection of CEPEJ documents including the main tools on time management, efficiency and quality of justice, translated into the...
Inception mission from a CEPEJ delegation to Chisinau
An inception mission was carried out by the CEPEJ Co-operation Unit from 17 to 18 March 2015, to Chisinau (Republic of Moldova). The mission was dedicated to the start of the implementation of the Joint programme entitled “Strengthening the efficiency of justice and support to lawyers’ profession...
Report on the implementation of selected CEPEJ tools in pilot courts of the Republic of Moldova
Between June 2015 and March 2017 the CEPEJ and judicial authorities of the Republic of Moldova cooperated actively to improve the efficiency of courts and the quality of judicial services. Six pilot courts implemented tools developed by the CEPEJ in their day-to-day activities. The cooperation...
Testimonials from the judicial partners and stakeholders in the Republic of Moldova on how the implementation of CEPEJ tools helped them to improve the efficiency and quality of services in the pilot courts
Between June 2015 and March 2017 the Council of Europe and authorities of the Republic of Moldova were actively engaged in cooperation to improve the efficiency of courts and the quality of judicial services, as well as lawyers’ self-governance. This cooperation was part of the project...
CEPEJ supports the organisation of the International Conference: Promoting Mediation through Cooperation in the Republic of Moldova
The International Conference, which was held on 28 and 29 May 2025, in Chisinau, served as a platform for dialogue, the exchange of experiences and best practices to promote mediation as an alternative method for dispute resolution. This two-day event highlighted the experiences of several...
Management of human resources of the judiciary in the Republic of Moldova is at the heart of discussions involving the CEPEJ
Court presidents, judges, and staff took part on 5 July 2024 to two focus group discussions regarding the management of human resources in the judicial system and exchanged in particular on issues related to the career (staff recruitment, turnover, talent retention and promotion), working...