06/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 3 December, the European Commission opened a consultation period on the use of digital technologies to modernise judicial cooperation between EU countries. It had presented its proposal for a Regulation on 1 December (see EUROPE 12844/12). The contributions received will be summarised and presented to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to “feed into the legislative debate”, the institution explains. In concrete terms, the Commission intends to encourage authorities in EU Member States to switch from paper to digital technologies. This would improve access to justice for individuals, businesses, and legal practitioners by allowing them to communicate directly with the competent authorities of other Member States by digital means. This consultation will remain open until 31 January 2022. See the consultation: https://bit.ly/3IpHHi7 (TM)