In a General exchange, a judge, prosecutor or court staff has the unique opportunity to actively explore another judicial culture by being hosted for one or two weeks in the court or prosecution office of another EU Member State. After an introduction to the judicial system of the host country, the participant is immersed into the daily work of a national court or prosecution office. The exchange format offers room for discussions, debates, and networking with fellow foreign judges, prosecutors and court staff.

Through visits in high-level institutions of the host country and meetings with other professionals such as law enforcement or civil society, participants get a comprehensive overview of the work of a judge, prosecutor or court staff in another country. General exchanges are designed to foster mutual trust and understanding as well as building a feeling of belonging to a common judicial area among the EU judiciary.

Please kindly check that you have selected the National Training Institution in the drop-down list above. A full list of institutions participating in the Exchange Programme may be found on the main page: https://exp-platform.ejtn.eu/.

*The expression "court staff" comprises staff member working in a court or a prosecution office. After selecting this function, you will be invited to define your workplace. On the next page of the application form, please be aware that you will be requested to indicate your job title as well as the main tasks you are in charge of. To answer these questions, you may use the four group functions outlined in the Study on the training needs of court staff on EU law in the EU (Group functions table) as well as Annex 7 of this study. In case of doubt about your elibilité to apply to the Exchange Programme, please contact your National Training Institution.

Calendar

Applications may be submitted until 16 October 2023, 18:00 (Brussels time). The selection and allocation period will then take place from 17 October until end of January 2024. Only allocated participants will be informed of their selection.

Application: Part 1

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