On 21 January 2026, the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ), the European Association of Judges (EAJ), and the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union (ACA-Europe) adopted a joint statement regarding Judges and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Court targeted by sanctions of the USA Government.

Brussels, 21 January 2026.

On 17 December 2025, the ENCJ Executive Board adopted a statement 'On Pressure and Intimidation of Judges through Media'. 

The Statement is available here. 

On 16 December 2025, the ENCJ President Ms.

On 5 December 2025 the President of Sudna rada Slovakia addressed the ENCJ President and, in turn, the ENCJ community regarding verbal attacks by political actors against members of the Judicial Council of Slovak Republic, especially those, elected by judges.

On 10 October 2025 the ENCJ received a request for support from the President of Sodni svet (Council for the Judiciary of Slovenia) regarding the amendments to the legal acts related to the judiciary, including Act on the Judicial Council. The President noted that during the deliberation of the legislative proposals in the Parliament, legislative changes affecting the work of the Council were proposed without proper prior consultation. The proposition included possible limitations on the decisions of the Council for the Judiciary on selection of candidates.

The ENCJ Executive Board issued a statement addressing the current challenges facing by the judiciary in Romania. The statement identifies three primary concerns: hostile media coverage, lack of meaningful consultation, and instability of magistrates’ status.

The ENCJ Newsletter for the 2nd quarter of 2025 is now available!

Please take a look at the latest news from the ENCJ, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the Venice Commission and the United Nations, as well as developments in Denmark, Finland and Slovenia. 

ENCJ Office team 

The ENCJ Executive Board issued a statement addressing two pressing concerns related to the situation of the judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Firstly, the recent legislation in Republika Srpska (RS) that challenges the authority of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) and threatens judges, prosecutors and members of the Council from RS with criminal sanctions.

The ENCJ Newsletter for the 1st quarter of 2025 is now available!

Please take a look at the latest developments regarding the judiciary in Belgium, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia.

ENCJ Office team