Annual JNEU correspondents’ meeting 2026
On Friday 13 November 2026, a delegation from the Court of Justice of the European Union participated in the annual correspondents’ meeting of the Judicial Network of the European Union (JNEU), hosted by the Raad van State in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Created in 2017, the JNEU brings together the Court of Justice of the European Union, Constitutional and Supreme Courts of EU Member States and of certain third countries, as well as observer courts such as the European Court of Human Rights. It provides a framework for ongoing informal dialogue between the highest courts in Europe, promoting mutual understanding and respect and increasing the quality of judicial decisions at both national and European level. It also serves as a channel for communication and collaboration to support the consistent interpretation and application of EU law.
Following a welcome address by Rosa Uylenburg, President of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Raad van State, and introductory remarks by Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the first part of the meeting focused on the future of cooperation within the network. This included presentations on
- an overview of the JNEU and its future perspectives
- the activities of the JNEU in 2025-2026
- the activities of the group on the role of the correspondents
- cooperation with the European Judicial Training Network
The second part of the meeting focused on the use of case-law from other Member States by Constitutional and Supreme Courts. Following an introduction, participants heard presentations on the experiences of different national legal systems in using judgments from other countries, before a general debate on the subject.
The programme ended with a guided tour of the Raad van State.
