Working visit of the Secretary General of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

Following the cooperation with the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), Mrs. Ingrid Derveaux (the Secretary General of the European Judicial Training Network [EJTN]), made a working visit to the School of Magistrates.  

The visit is made in the context of: 

• The occasion of the taking of duty of Mrs. Derveaux as the Secretary General of the Network; (and)
• Consolidation of the relations with all the institutions of the judicial training, especially in the region of Balkans. 

In the meeting with Mr. Arben Rakipi, (Director of the School of Magistrates), was made a presentation of all the directions of cooperation of the School with the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), either in the direction of the initial formation or in the continuous training of judges on duty. 

Mrs. Derveaux put an emphasis on: 

• The intensification of cooperation with the School of Magistrates in all its components, such as:  

1. Participation of candidates for magistrate in different programs of exchange with  Schools of Magistrate of EU member states; (or)
2. Participation of magistrates on duty in short – term exchange programs in European courts and prosecution offices. 

A considerable assistance is giving in this direction the EJTN project on the Western Balkans where to school are offered opportunities of cooperation in different activities. 

The Director of the School of Magistrates, Mr. Arben Rakipi, expressed the interest and the purpose of the School of Magistrates on: 

• The increase of cooperation to receive support by the wide range of professional opportunities of the EJTN to provide the most specialized expertise according to School necessities. 

It was agreed to continue with: 

1. The participation of candidates for magistrate in THEMIS competition; 
2. The continuation of the participation of magistrates on duty in training activities of EU countries; (as well as) 
3. The cooperation for the composition of a group of trainers under the European standards for the accomplishment of a number of trainings on non-judicial capacities or on soft skills that a magistrate on duty should have for a more efficient enforcement of their daily judicial duties; 
4. The activities of the School of Magistrates are going to have their own space on the EJTN website; (but also) 
5. Judicial and legal professional literature of EJTN is going to be included in the digital library of the School of Magistrates.