Judicial Network of the EU

What is the JNEU?

The JNEU is composed of:

  • the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • Constitutional and Supreme Courts of EU Member States
  • Constitutional and Supreme Courts of some third countries
  • observer courts such as the European Court of Human Rights.

It was created on 27 March 2017, the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, the founding treaties of the EEC and Euratom.

The JNEU allows for constant informal dialogue between the highest courts in Europe, which complements the formal dialogue of the preliminary ruling procedure. This cooperation promotes mutual understanding and respect and, furthermore, increases the quality of judicial decisions both at a national and European level. It is a channel of communication and collaboration seeking to ensure the correct interpretation and application of EU Law. To this end, through the JNEU, the Court of Justice of the EU provides information to the network’s courts about its most important rulings. It also provides a monthly newsletter with details of upcoming judgments, opinions and hearings for such cases. Moreover, in collaboration with the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN), the JNEU contributes to a number of training courses on EU Law for national constitutional and supreme courts.

Furthermore, the JNEU has also established working groups on topics such as legal research, terminology and innovation. 

In order to facilitate this collaboration, the JNEU set up a private platform where member courts can exchange information.

Public information from the JNEU

Following the success of the initial launch of the JNEU and the sharing of information that took place, the Member Courts decided to open up all non-confidential documents to the public.

This information now forms part of the Legal Resources section of this website.

It includes

  • decisions of national courts and tribunals, selected by JNEU courts due to their relevance for EU law
  • research and educational materials prepared by the Court of Justice of the European Union such as research notes, case-law fact sheets on EU law or legal monitoring tools