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ENCJ Executive Board adopts a statement on the situation in Hungary

On 21 February 2025, the ENCJ Executive Board issued a statement on the outcomes of the meetings in January 2025 with the Council for the Judiciary of Hungary (OBT), the National Judicial Office (OBH), the Minister of Justice and the representatives of the judicial associations MABIE and Res Judicata.

The ENCJ Executive Board notes that the independence of the judiciary in Hungary currently faces serious challenges.

ENCJ Executive Board letter and statement regarding the Councils for the Judiciary involvement in the judicial IT governance adopted

Following the statement published by the ENCJ Executive Board on 15 November 2024, expressing concerns over Romania’s IT governance reform in the judiciary, and in the absence of any meaningful improvement since then, the Board has sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice reiterating its position and encouraging the Ministry to involve the judiciary, through the Judicial Council, in the IT reform process.

ENCJ Report on Attractiveness of the Judicial Career

In 2022 a survey among the ENCJ community showed that a decreasing attractiveness of the judicial profession was seen as an issue in a number of judiciaries. In this light, ENCJ circulated the questionnaire to take stock of the most pressing challenges.

In the year 2023-2024 working group addressed topics of narrowing pool of candidates, selection procedures and working conditions of judges, including stress related aspects and remuneration.