The European Union of Rechtspflegers, organization where the National Trade Union Federation THE JUSTICE from Romania is affiliated member with observatory status, in partnership with The National Trade Union Confederation MERIDIAN, has been set up between 14 – 16 of  March  2007 an international workshop: „ Quality and efficiency in the organization of the judicial system in States of the Council of Europe. The Contribution of rechtspflegers/court clerks.”

The main working documents was:

• Framework Programme : "A new objective for judicial systems : the processing of each case within an optimum and forseeable timeframe". European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice 

• Time management checklist, adopted by the CEPEJ at its 6th plenary meeting ( 7-9 December 2005 )  

• Compendium of " best practices " on time management of judicial proceedings. Report adopted by the CEPEJ at its 8th plenary meeting ( Strasbourg, 6-8 December 2006 )

The workshop has been attended by  65 persons from Romania and other countries of the Council of Europe. Also during the time allocated,  the developments was under the mass-media eye which has presented  very well the aims of this european meeting.

Please see:

• The speech of Mr. Gabriele Guarda, the President of the European Union of Rechtspfleger ( English ) 

• Closing speech of Mr. Gabriele Guarda, ( English and Italian )

• Report on Bucharest meeting , 15 – 16 of March  2007, made by Mr. Jaques Kuster – E.U.R.’s representative at  CEPEJ. ( French ) 

• The Letter of the President of the European Union of Rechtspfleger, Mr.Gabriele Guarda to the President of the National Trade Union Confederation MERIDIAN, Mr. Ion Popescu ( Italian )

• The German Rechtspfleger. Dipl.-Rpfl. Thomas Kappl, President of the Association of Rechtspfleger of the Federal Justice  

• Judicial efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• The programme, romanian and foreign invited persons list, working documents 

• Photo gallery