This seminar will provide a practical approach to the European Court’s proceedings and deepen participants’ knowledge of different written and oral phases of the Courts’ procedures: how to draft the application, the response, the reply and the rejoinder, and how to prepare for the oral hearing. It will also set out how to plead in an appeal case and request legal assistance, so as to promote the quality of judicial protection in the European Union legal system and to ensure speedy and smooth proceedings.

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO), within a modernised process of staff selection, annually announces open competitions for positions within the EU institutions. These are highly competitive, which makes good preparation essential. EIPA will offer you comprehensive training on how to prepare for both stages of the competitions: the pre-selection tests and the admission assessment centre (AC).

As ‘Guardian of the Treaties’, one of the tasks entrusted to the European Commission by Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union is to oversee the application of EU law. The infringement procedure – articles 258-260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – is one of the enforcement mechanisms that can be applied by the Commission against a Member State whenever the Commission is of the opinion that the Member State is in breach of its obligations under Union law.