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Call for Tender - National consultancy services to support the modernisation of court management and the promotion of people-centred justice in the Republic of Moldova
The Council of Europe has launched a call for national consultants to support the implementation of the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova”. The Council of Europe is seeking experts in three key areas: court management, people-centred justice...
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 reports in the Republic of Moldova
A draft Guide on the annual performance report of courts was examined at a meeting of a dedicated Working Group held on 19 December 2025, prior to its submission to the Superior Council of Magistrates 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...
The Republic of Moldova advances reforms with European Union and Council of Europe support
From modernising courts’ management system to strengthening the protection of women’s rights and advancing democratic reforms, the Republic of Moldova is making tangible progress with the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe’s joint programme “Partnership for Good Governance”....
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. The course was developed within the European HELP Programme – Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals – by a group of CEPEJ experts. The target groups include judges, court...
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...
CEPEJ organises a workshop in the Republic of Moldova on upgrading the information system on judicial statistics called JUSTAT
The workshop, conducted by videoconference on 23 May 2025, focused on the current applicability of the information system containing judicial statistics JUSTAT and on further development of this tool, taking into consideration the needs and the priorities of the judiciary, with a view to align it...
Support to reducing the backlogs in courts of the Republic of Moldova
The draft Tool to reduce the backlogs in the courts of the Republic of Moldova, developed on the basis of the CEPEJ Backlog Reduction Tool, was discussed by the Working Group on the standardisation of annual reporting on courts’ performance during its meeting on 29 November. This document offers...
Coordination meeting for the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova”
The third meeting of the Technical Committee of the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova” took place on 11 December 2024. Representatives of the Superior Council of Magistrates, the Agency for Court Administration, the National Institute of...
Improvement of the strategic framework of judicial human resources in the Republic of Moldova by applying CEPEJ tools
A draft Human Resources Strategy of the Judicial System of the Republic of Moldova was discussed by the working group on the optimisation of human resources policies in the judicial system during its meeting of 20 November. This policy document has been developed following consultations in two...
Council of Europe published the CEPEJ report on 2024. How the efficiency and state of justice is assessed in the Republic of Moldova and other member states
The Council of Europe's European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) has published its Report on the evaluation of European judicial systems. The report is based on 2022 data and covers 44 Council of Europe member states as well as two CEPEJ observer states, Israel and Morocco. The...
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...
CEPEJ involved in the evaluation and reporting on court performance and modernising the human resources policies of the judiciary in the Republic of Moldova
The 4th round of meetings of the Working Groups (WGs) composed of representatives of key judicial stakeholders and supported by the CEPEJ, having as objectives to promote the coherence of reporting on court performance and on the optimisation of human resources policies of the judicial system in...
CEPEJ supports the modernisation of courts in Moldova, in particular of human resource policies, evaluation of court performance, and a results-oriented management
Two working groups were launched on 30 October 2023 in the framework of the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova". One working group will develop recommendations for a balanced distribution of the workload among courts and judges, with a view to...
Launching of the JUSTAT AIS – the national tool for publishing judicial statistics in the Republic of Moldova
The launching of the JUSTAT Automated Information System (AIS) took place on 26 May 2023 in a public event to present this new tool, with the participation of the representatives of the national authorities, partners in charge of developing the tool, and the CEPEJ experts, Rado Brezovar...
New joint projects for the Republic of Moldova presented by the European Union and the Council of Europe under the third phase of the Partnership for Good Governance (2023-2027)
New projects aimed at modernising the justice administration, facilitating access of women to justice, fighting economic crime, promoting equality and non-discrimination, as well as enhancing the effectiveness of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing were presented on Wednesday 26 April,...
New CEPEJ co-operation Project in the Republic of Moldova as part of the joint EU/COE programme “Partnership for Good Governance III“
On 6 April 2023 took place the first meeting of the Technical Committee of the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova”, implemented by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). The meeting was attended by representatives of...