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Information on judicial systems in Member States – ordinary courts
Ordinary courts are the core of the judicial systems in the Member States. They deal with a major part of judicial proceedings. Their scope of jurisdiction varies considerably. You can...
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Statutory interests in the Member States
Calculation of statutory interest on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters can be relevant under several European Union law instruments. However, these instruments do not...
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Procedures for enforcing a judgment
When a Court is involved in solving a dispute, there are two steps that must be ensured at the end of the process. First, the Court must hand down a judgment and then the judgment needs...
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The order for payment procedures at EU and Member States' level
The European Payment Order is a simplified procedure for cross-border monetary claims which are uncontested by the defendant, based on standard forms. Standard forms have been drawn up...
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Information on the small claims procedure
The European Small Claims procedure is designed to simplify and speed up cross-border claims of up to €2000. The European Small Claims Procedure is available to litigants as an...
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Information on Member States' rules on law of evidence
Taking of evidence. If you initiate legal proceedings, it is usually crucial to present evidence to the court in order to prove your claim. Taking of evidence in civil proceedings is not...
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Automatic processing – civil judical proceedings
Modern information technology has rapidly and substantially changed our everyday life. Civil judicial proceedings must react accordingly to face the challenges this brings to provide a...
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Information on rules applicable to the service of documents
If you become involved in legal proceedings, you will have to transmit various documents to the other party to the dispute and you will receive others in return. To do so, it may be...
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Information concerning jurisdiction issues in cross-border cases
It may happen that both parties to a dispute initiate court proceedings on the same matter in different Member States. European Union (EU) law determines which courts of which Member...
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Interim and precautionary measures
It may be that you want measures to be taken quickly in a Member State other than where your main case is pending without waiting for a final judgment to be given. It could be that you...
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Information on the exchange of extracts from the criminal records between different Member States
Criminal records: in order to improve security of citizens within the European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice concrete steps enabling an efficient exchange of information on...
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2009 - Survey - Abstention and voting behaviour in the 2009 European elections
In the view of the 2014 European elections, two complementary analyses were dedicated to the electoral behaviour in the 2009 European elections. Firstly, a desk research on the electoral...
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2015 - Survey - Parlemeter
The European Parliament’s Parlemeter 2015 survey was conducted by TNS opinion in the 28 EU Member States between 19 and 29 September 2015. The survey was the subject of two separate...
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2015 - Survey - Desk research post-EE2014
A few months after the 2014 European elections, the time has come to examine in depth the reasons for abstention and participation. In this light, the DG Communication of the European...
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2014 - Survey - Parlemeter
The Parlemeter of the European Parliament (EB/EP 82.4) was conducted face-to-face by TNS opinion, in the 28 Member States, among 27.801 EU citizens. The fieldwork took place between 29...
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2014 - Eurobarometer Survey - European Youth
On the eve of the 2014 European Elections, the European Parliament has conducted an opinion survey among young Europeans aged 16-30 in the 28 EU Member States The survey addresses in turn...
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2013 - Survey - Women and Gender Inequalities in the Context of the Crisis
The European Parliament is dedicating International Women’s Day on 8 March 2013 to the "women's response to the crisis". In this connection, the European Parliament asked TNS Opinion to...
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2013 - Eurobarometer Survey - One year to go the European Election: Institutional Part
With one year to go until the 2014 European elections, this Eurobarometer survey of the European Parliament seeks to gauge Europeans’ opinion of the European project, the European Union...
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2012 - Conference - Women and the European Union (2009-2012)
With the June 2014 European elections on the horizon, and to coincide with the EP/national parliaments conference which took place on the 3 October 2012 on gender equality in the European...
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2012 - Survey - Parlemeter
This seventh Parlemeter survey was carried out by TNS Opinion & Social between 17 November and 2 December 2012 and involved 26 739 European citizens from the 27 EU Member States. The...
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