Training sessions for future judges and prosecutors in the fields of the rule of law and EU law, offered by the trainer of the Romanian National Institute of Magistracy

Deepening the knowledge of future judges and prosecutors regarding the institutions and decision-making processes of the European Union, as well as the fundamental role of the rule of law in the European community, is the goal of two training sessions that will take place between September 19-20, 2024, at the National Institute of Justice. These are the first activities carried out within the new project "Assistance in the field of justice - Strengthening the institutional capacity of the National Institute of Justice from the Republic of Moldova", implemented by the National Institute of Magistracy (INM) from Romania and the National Institute of Justice (INJ) from the Republic of Moldova, financed by the Government of Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Agency for International Development Cooperation (RoAid).

Present at the opening, the Interim Director of INJ, Adrian Cerbu, reiterated his appreciation for the support given by Romanian partners in order to align national judicial practices with European standards. He also highlighted the need for future judges and prosecutors to acquire a deep understanding of the mechanisms and principles that govern the European Union, as well as how they intersect with the national legal sector.

The training sessions are facilitated by the INM trainer, Răzvan Horațiu Radu, prosecutor at the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice from Bucharest. The first day of the program is dedicated to exploring the institutional architecture of the EU and its decision-making algorithms, and the second day will be focused on the relationship between the European Union and the notion of the rule of law, in particular the mission of the judiciary.

It should be noted that the trilateral partnership between the National Institute of Justice, the National Institute of Magistracy and the International Development Cooperation Agency began in 2022. This year's project aims to optimize the capacities of the INJ to fulfill the institutional mandate and to expand the possibilities of competence-based training, especially by increasing the degree of professionalism among judges and prosecutors. The directions of cooperation focus on the contribution of INM trainers in the field of legal writing and argumentation, as well as the European acquis, increasing non-legal skills useful for the professions of judges and prosecutors, developing the skills of INJ beneficiaries in the field of European law, improving the public relations activity of the personnel in the judicial system.