On Thursday 4 June, the European Commission published the 14th EU Justice Scoreboard. This annual document compares the efficiency, quality and independence of Member States’ justice systems.
This latest publication notes an improvement in the perceived independence and efficiency of justice systems. For the first time, it also examines the role of the supreme courts in disputes linked to businesses and the single market.
According to the report, citizens in 17 Member States and businesses in 18 Member States believe that judicial independence has improved or remained stable compared with last year. Eight countries also recorded shorter processing times across all categories of civil, commercial and administrative cases.
Digitalisation is also progressing. All 27 Member States make judicial information available online and 23 allow digital access to civil, commercial and administrative case files. However, only six have rules of procedure that are fully adapted to digital formats.
The report presents new data on the fight against corruption, in particular on the time needed to deal with corruption cases before the courts. 16 Member States reportedly have a transparency register to regulate the activities of interest representatives vis-à-vis public officials.
The EU ‘Justice’ programme, which has approximately €305 million for 2021-2027, allocated €40.7 million in 2025 to financing projects linked to judicial cooperation, training of legal professionals and access to justice.
The report: https://aeur.eu/f/m6b (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)