Commission presents Digital Justice Package 2030
The European Commission has unveiled the Digital Justice package 2030, which seeks to modernize judicial systems across the European Union and support their digital transition. The package consists of two core components: the Digital Justice @2030 Strategy and the European Judicial Training Strategy 2025–2030. Together, they aim to foster efficient, secure and interoperable digital justice tools, while ensuring that justice professionals possess the necessary skills to use them in practice.
The Digital Justice @2030 Strategy sets out 14 concrete actions to increase the use of digital tools and artificial intelligence in judicial systems. Key measures include enhancing the European e-Justice Portal as a platform for sharing best practices among Member States, and creating a toolbox to support the exchange and reuse of IT and AI solutions used by courts and prosecution services. The strategy also seeks to strengthen the European Legal Data Space to improve online access to legislation and case law, and to support the development of AI systems tailored to judicial needs.
To address the technical and interoperability barriers that continue to hamper cross‑border judicial cooperation, the Commission will conduct a dedicated study. This work will explore EU-level solutions for issues arising in digital procedures, including videoconferencing and secure digital communication between authorities. The initiative complements and builds on the 2023 Digitalisation Regulation, which already enables digital cross-border exchanges in 24 judicial cooperation procedures in civil, commercial and criminal matters.
The European Judicial Training Strategy 2025–2030 focuses on equipping judges, prosecutors, court staff and legal practitioners with practical digital skills. Training will cover digital case management, digital tools for cross‑border cooperation, secure communication technologies and EU digital legislation, including the Digital Services Act. The strategy also promotes awareness of the legal and ethical implications of AI in justice, and seeks closer alignment between national and EU‑funded training programs. Overall, the Digital Justice package supports broader EU objectives, such as the Digital Decade Policy Programme and the Union of Skills initiative, both of which aim to make public services digital by 2030 and strengthen Europe’s digital and AI capabilities.
