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On Friday, 28 March 2025 the Joint Meeting between the Network and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) took place at the Court’s premises in Luxembourg. The Meeting, which focused on judicial independence and the GDPR supervision of judicial processing of personal data, was attended by Members and Observers of the Network, Members of the Court of Justice and Members of the General Court.

“I hope that the regular Joint Meetings with the CJEU, which the Covid-19 pandemic significantly disrupted, will now on resume their course. We all – the national courts and the CJEU – are important components of the legal machinery of the European Union. Dialogue through jurisprudence forms an important part of our everyday work. However, from time to time, and especially in turbulent times, it is essential to also meet and share experience in person. The focus of our Meeting, although approached from different angles, was judicial independence – the fundamental basis of cooperation in a Union built on democracy and the rule of law.”  observed Mr Anders Eka, President of the Supreme Court Sweden and President of the Network.

The morning session “The independence of the judiciary within the European Union: a shared responsibility” was moderated by Mr Koen Lenaerts, President of the CJEU. Introductory remarks on behalf of the Network were delivered by Mr Donal O’Donnell, Chief Justice of Ireland. Mr Irmantas Jarukaitis, President of the Fourth Chamber, presented the theme on behalf of the CJEU.

The afternoon session “GDPR supervision of judicial processing of personal data” was moderated by President Anders Eka. Ms Dineke de Groot, President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, was the keynote speaker for the Network. President Lenaerts, Ms Tamara Perišin, Judge at the General Court, and Mr Marc-André Gaudissart, Deputy Registrar at the Court of Justice, shared the experience of the CJEU in the field.