1. FUTURE PROSPECTS OF JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS: FROM THE REAL TO THE DIGITAL SPACE OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE FOR CITIZENS AND USERS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES Online course: The judge in the European Judicial Area: Civil and Commercial matters CGPJ ongoing training plan (September 2011) María Teresa Bendito Cañizares Professor of Civil Law (UNED)

2. European Judicial Area 2 Communications 1) “Delivering an area of FSJ for Europe's citizens“ Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme 5 years (2010 – 2014) 2) “Digital Agenda for Europe” Action Plan for the application of the Europe 2020 Strategy Programme 10 years (2010-2020)

3. Why are the communications interconnected? REAL SPACE REAL SINGLE MARKET EUROPEAN CITIZEN TRUST DIGITAL SPACE ¿ DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET ? FRAGMENTED USER OF ICTs TRUST

4. “strengthen” the judicial system HAGUE PROGRAMME (2004-2009) 1) No. INSTRUMENTS  13  REGULATIONS 2) JUDICIAL SOLUTIONS  PIL  EVOLUTION  FROM LIGHT EXEQUATUR TO EXEQUATUR FROM JURISDICTION TO APPLICABLE LAW FROM CIVIL MATTERS TO FAMILY LAW MATTERS FROM PIL TO CONTRACT LAW  COMMON PROCEDURES 3) SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION  Specific programme “Civil Justice” (2007-2013) : finance training FROM EJN TO THE SCJN AND RECJ EUROPEAN JUDICIAL ATLAS ON THE E-JUSTICE PORTAL FROM PILOT PROJECTS TO TRAINING NETWORKS

5. WHY DO THE MEASURES CHANGE? DUE TO THE NEW CONTEXT OF STOCKHOLM INSTITUTIONAL TFEU  TREATY OF LISBON  TEU 1) Pillars = comunitisation = legislative process Co-legislators EP and C 2) Enhanced co-operation 6 months silence NP 3) Mutual Recognition 4) Binding EU Charter Fund. Rights Title IV EC (arts. 61-69) Chap. III TFEU (art.65) 251 TEC- art.81.2 TFEU Respect for persons Personal dignity Protection personal data

6. TRUST IN THE SPACE HAGUE PROGRAMME “STRENGTHEN” LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Nº TYPE SOLUTIONS 13 REG. PIL STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME “INCREASE” MEASURES NON LEGISLATIVE LEGISLATIVE TECHNIQUE NETWORKS GUIDES COMPILATION e-justice PORTAL + FACTSHEETS

7. STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME ON JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS 7 PILLARS OF THE ACTION PLAN ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS ENSURING THE SECURITY OF EUROPE EMPOWERING EUROPEAN CITIZENS PUTTING SOLIDARITY AND RESPONSIBILITY AT THE HEART OF OUR RESPONSE CONTRIBUTING TO A GLOBAL EUROPE STRENGTHENING CONFIDENCE IN THE EUROPEAN JUDICIAL AREA FROM POLITICAL PRIORITIES TO ACTIONS AND RESULTS 3 7

8. ACTION PLAN STRENGTHENING CONFIDENCE IN THE EUROPEAN JUDICIAL AREA Continue to apply mutual recognition Strengthening mutual trust A basic set of shared minimum standards Facilitating access to justice Support for economic activity 1 2 3 4 5 PILLAR 3

9. Measures that promote coherence Compendiums Jud. Coop. civil & Consumer Protection Procedural legislative proposal (2014) Common Framework of Reference legislative proposal (2011) Code of online rights (2012) COM privacy and trust and global legal framework for data protection (2010) Measures that implement Factsheets: maintenance obligations (2010) & mediation (2011) Guides: R 1896/06 (2011) & R 861/2007 2012) European Judicial Network European Judicial Atlas e-justice Portal Measures that educate Training Action Plan (2011) “Erasmus” pilot project (2010-2012) European Law Institute

10. E-JUSTICE PORTAL Abolition of exequatur Digital code Regulation on civil procedure Common Framework of Reference Judicial network for civil matters

11. Commission, bonne continuation !!

12. Thank you for your attention and thanks to the CGPJ for its kind invitation