The Minister of Justice presented Justice priorities of the Czech Presidency in the European Parliament
The Minister of Justice Jiří Pospíšil presented the priorities of the Czech Presidency in the area of Justice in the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament (JURI).
“The main points on our agenda for the Czech Presidency are more effective judicial proceedings and more legal certainty for citizens,” said Jiří Pospíšil as he opened the debate.
During the Czech Presidency, discussion should start on the proposal for a Regulation on successions and wills which would govern conflict of laws rules for settlement of successions with a cross-border element. Most Member States welcome the submission of this proposal and they indicated their intention to support it also during the Informal Council Meeting held in Prague.
All EU Member States consider the topic of e-Justice to be very important. “We are preparing concrete projects that will have, above all, a clear value added for the public. We will focus particularly on two specific topics – cross-border videoconferencing, which we would like to see used more widely in the European area, and completion of the European Justice Portal. It will be launched for the public by the end of this year,” said Mr. Pospíšil. The portal will be available in all the EU languages and all citizens will be able to find concrete information on it. Thus it will not be used only by legal professionals but the general public as well.
The discussions with the MEPs also covered the topics of a Common Framework of Reference for European Contractual Law, the Brussels I Regulation (in civil and commercial matters) and the Commission Regulation establishing a mechanism for negotiating and concluding bilateral agreements in the areas that are within the exclusive competence of the EC. “In the area of criminal law, I consider it important to find a consensus on the Ship-Source Pollution Directive,” said the minister.
The EU law-makers were also interested in the proposal concerning the European Private Company, the European Authentic Act and the education of judges in the EU countries.
“I firmly believe that, in collaboration with your members, we will be able to find a compromise and complete the work on the projects that I have mentioned here. We are ready to do our best to achieve that,” said Mr. Pospíšil as he closed the session.
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Last update: 16.8.2011 15:51
