GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The objectives under this topic can best be achieved through projects which specifically focus on the role of national judges in the application of EU competition law, their particular needs and work environments and pre-existing training and knowledge.

Projects must meet the above-mentioned objective and clearly demonstrate their EU added-value, i.e. that Union intervention in the form of funding through this grant programme can bring additional value compared to the action of Member States alone.

The target audience must consist of national judges from eligible countries dealing with competition cases, as defined in the section Objectives. This also includes prosecutors, apprentice national judges, and the staff of national courts. The target audience as defined above is hereafter referred to as ‘national judges’.

Training projects not addressing national judges from an eligible country (see section 6 of the call document) are not within the scope of the present call.

Projects should address at least one of the thematic priorities listed below but may address more than one. Under each priority listed below applicants are invited to choose a number of topics at least equal to a certain minimum. (see page 6-9 of the call document).

Projects must include tailored training activities on EU competition law such as:

• conferences;
• interactive, practice-oriented seminars and workshops;
• joint study visits to EU courts;
• creation of training materials and tools for face-to-face training, blended learning
• or e-learning such as handbooks, manuals, case-law databases, train-the-trainer events, networking platforms, videos, podcasts, etc. in combination with the organisation of training activities listed above.