Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on judicial training in the European Union

Judicial training is a vital issue for the establishment of the European judicial area. Included in the Hague programme, common judicial training has to focus on knowledge of the legal instruments of the Union and the judicial systems of the Member States and on improving language training for better communication.

Given the European Union's objective of establishing an area of freedom, security and justice, it is crucial for justice professionals in each Member State to acquire a European legal culture. To this end, Member States will have to become familiar with one another's systems, learn one another's languages and become accustomed to working in the context of mutual recognition and cross-border partnership, so as to foster cooperation between judicial authorities.