Kick-Off Meeting 8 October 2019
The project team met at the premises of the National School of Judiciary of Greece, in Thessaloniki, on Tuesday, 8 October 2019. The partnership reviewed the project objectives, activities, deliverables and outputs; discussed the approach and methodology to secure maximum effectiveness of the project results; and planned next steps.
Meeting of the Scientific Committee and the Steering Committee, 24-26 July 2020 via Zoom
On 24-26 of July the Steering Committee met via Zoom in order to plan and discuss the Training of Trainer event in September 2020.Final partnership meeting in Barcelona, January 2021
Some details about the meeting in BarcelonaTransnational “Train the trainers” workshop, 15-17 September 2020 in Vienna, Thessaloniki, Barcelona
The transnational „Train the trainers“ workshop took place on 15-17 September 2020 in a hybrid version.
Participants and trainers gathered together at the premises of the Judicial Academies of Spain and Greece in Barcelona and Thessaloniki and those of the Federal Ministry of Justice of Austria in Vienna and joined via the Zoom platform for a training with virtual and face-to-face components. Participants were trained on the procedural rights directives and on methodology of judicial training.
This was followed by the elaboration of training content and materials for the transnational trainings to be held in March 2021.
Pilot training for acting judges and prosecutors
The tailor-made training material for acting judges and prosecutors was piloted in Greece (on 11th December 2020) and in Spain (on 14 September 2021). A total of 18 acting judges and 8 acting prosecutors pilot-tested the training material on procedural rights, in order to ensure accuracy of content and certify that the material is practical, clear and focused.
The evaluation held after the conclusion of the pilot training revealed a unanimous satisfaction with the material piloted, with all reviews rating the content of the trainings as excellent.
Pilot training for trainee judges and prosecutors
The tailor-made training material for trainee judges and prosecutors was piloted in Greece (on 27 November 2020) and in Spain (on 16 September 2021). A total of 17 trainee judges and 3 trainee prosecutors pilot-tested the training material on procedural rights, in order to ensure accuracy of content and certify that the material is practical, clear and focused.
The evaluation held after the conclusion of the pilot trainings revealed a unanimous satisfaction with the material piloted, with all reviews rating the content of the trainings as excellent.
Transnational training for trainee and for acting judges and prosecutors
Transnational trainings were held in November 2021, for trainee and for acting judges and prosecutors from Greece, Spain, Austria and Germany. Over 4 days of training, 114 judges and prosecutors were trained with the active engagement of 13 trainers and speakers.
The aim was to meet the training needs of judges and prosecutors, who wish to participate in cross-border training activities on EU law, but would rather do so in their native language. The training was experiential and interactive, aimed to equip participants with ready-to-use, practical tools on EU Roadmap Directives on access to a lawyer, presumption of innocence, legal aid, procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings; as well as to offer the chance to network and exchange experiences with their peers in their mother tongue. To this end, simultaneous interpretation was provided between Greek, Spanish, German and English.
