On 12 August 2020 a team of experts of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) met in a videoconference their colleagues from judicial administration of the Republic of Moldova to discuss new measures with a view to improving the efficiency of courts and the quality of judicial services through the implementation of CEPEJ-recommended tools. The experts from Italy, Slovenia and Latvia presented the main findings of the report resulting from a fact-finding and coaching mission that took place on 25-26 February.
Representatives from the Ministry of Justice, Superior Council of Magistracy, Agency for Court Administration and the National Institute of Justice heard and shared their feedback on the ideas for measures to disseminate the reporting on courts’ performance based on CEPEJ statistical guidelines, on a more thorough use of key performance indicators in the policy development and decision-making processes, and on how to publish various statistical data similarly to the CEPEJ-STAT platform in order to increase the transparency and improve the public’s confidence in courts.
An important part of the discussions was dedicated to the use of key performance indicators in the context of the draft Strategy for Ensuring the Independence and Integrity of Justice Sector for 2020-2023 (SEIIJS), especially in the part related to the mechanism to monitor the Strategy‘s implementation. The CEPEJ-led project will follow closely the process of drafting of the SEIIJS and will advise on setting up an effective and credible monitoring of its implementation and impact.
The activity was part of the cooperation project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”, implemented in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance II, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe.
