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ENCJ elects new President and Board members

On the 1st of June 2016 the ENCJ Members gathered in Warsaw to elect a new President and 4 new Board members. Ms. Nuria Diaz Abad, member of the Spanish Consejo General del Poder Judicial, was elected to succeed Sir Geoffrey Vos as President of the ENCJ. Her mandate will start on 3 June and last two years. 

The Raad voor de rechtspraak of the Netherlands, the Romanian Consiliul Superior al Magistraturii, Sodni Svet of Slovenia and the Scottish Judical Council were elected into the Board for two years. 

ENCJ welcomes new Members

The ENCJ General Assembly which meets in Warsaw from 1-3 June in Warsaw welcomed two new Members on Wednesday 1st June. The Greek Supreme Judicial Council of the Civil and Penal Justice and the Greek Supreme Judicial Council of the Administrative Justice. This brings the number of ENCJ Members to 24 covering 20 EU Member States. 

EC launches public consultation on insolvency in the EU

The Commission wants to help businesses overcome financial difficulties in case of bankruptcy, while at the same time maximising the value received by other parties concerned. An appropriate insolvency framework would be an essential element of a good business environment and would therefore in the Commission's view be important for jobs and growth. This consultation seeks stakeholders' views on key insolvency aspects.

ENCJ regional Timeliness seminar Bucharest

On 9-10 November 2015 ENCJ organised a regional Timeliness seminar in Bucharest for the Central and South Eastern countries. The seminar was the 3rd in a series of 4 seminars. Participants came from the Judicial Councils and authorities of Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Montenegro, Romaina, Slovenia and Slovakia. The CEPEJ and the European Commission also attended and addressed the participants. The meeting was chaired by ENCJ coordinator Mr Niels Grubbe of Denmark and hosted by the Romanian CSM.