Page contentsPage contents ObjectiveAs part of the EU’s Rule of Law toolbox and a key contribution to the European Semester, the EU Justice Scoreboard presents an annual overview of indicators on the efficiency, quality and independence of justice systems. Its purpose is to assist the Member States improve the effectiveness of their national justice systems by providing objective, reliable and comparable data.Effective justice systems are essential for implementing EU law and for upholding the rule of law and the values upon which the EU is founded. They ensure that individuals and businesses can fully enjoy their rights, strengthen mutual trust, and help to build a citizen-, business- and investment-friendly environment.The EU Justice Scoreboard is one of the sources of information for the annual Rule of Law Report. Its findings also inform the country-specific assessments within the European Semester - the EU’s annual cycle of economic policy coordination - within the Recovery and Resilience Facility and in the context of the application of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation. Scoreboard 11 JUNE 20242024 EU Justice Scoreboard The EU Justice Scoreboard 2024 in all languages 8 JUNE 20232023 EU Justice Scoreboard The EU Justice Scoreboard 2023 in all languagues 19 MAY 2022EU Justice Scoreboard 2022 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2022 in all languagues 8 JULY 2021EU Justice Scoreboard 2021 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2021 in all languagues 10 JULY 2020EU Justice Scoreboard 2020 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2020 in all languages 20 MAY 2019EU Justice scoreboard 2019 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2019 in all languages 27 MAY 2018EU Justice scoreboard 2018 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2018 in all languages 10 APRIL 2017EU Justice scoreboard 2017 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2017 in all languages 1 JANUARY 2016EU Justice scoreboard 2016 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2016 in all languages 1 JANUARY 2015EU Justice scoreboard 2015 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2015 in all languages 1 JANUARY 2014EU Justice scoreboard 2014 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2014 in all languages 1 JANUARY 2013EU Justice scoreboard 2013 The EU Justice Scoreboard 2013 in all languagesFactsheets 11 JUNE 20242024 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 11 JUNE 20242024 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 11 JUNE 20242024 EU Justice Scoreboard quantitative data in Excel file format 8 JUNE 20232023 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 8 JUNE 20232023 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 8 JUNE 20232023 EU Justice Scoreboard quantitative data in Excel file format 19 MAY 20222022 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 20 MAY 20222022 EU Justice Scoreboard quantitative data in Excel file format 8 JULY 20212021 EU Justice Scoreboard quantitative data factsheet 10 JULY 20202020 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 10 JULY 20202020 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 26 APRIL 20192019 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 26 APRIL 20192019 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 27 MAY 20182018 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 27 MAY 20182018 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 10 APRIL 20172017 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 10 APRIL 20172017 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 11 APRIL 20162016 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 11 APRIL 20162016 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet 10 APRIL 20152015 EU Justice Scoreboard Factsheet 10 APRIL 20152015 EU Justice Scoreboard Quantitative Data Factsheet Eurobarometer Flash Eurobarometer 541 – Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesPerceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companies Flash Eurobarometer 540 – Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicPerceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general public Flash Eurobarometer 519 – Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicLink to the final report of 2023, country factsheets and data Flash Eurobarometer 520 - Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesLink to the final report of 2023, country factsheets and data Flash Eurobarometer 503 - Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicLink to the final report of 2022, country factsheets and data Flash Eurobarometer 504 - Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesLink to the final report of 2022, country factsheets and data Flash Eurobarometer 489. Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicLink to the final report of 2021, country factsheets and data Flash Eurobarometer 490. Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesLink to the final report of 2021, country factsheets and data Documents General publications11 June 2024Directorate-General for CommunicationTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member States – 2024test Study8 June 2023Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member States – 2023Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2012 to 2021 Study19 May 2022Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2012 to 2020 Study8 July 2021Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018-2019 Study10 July 2020Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018 Study26 April 2019Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017 Study25 May 2018Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016
Flash Eurobarometer 541 – Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesPerceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companies
Flash Eurobarometer 540 – Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicPerceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general public
Flash Eurobarometer 519 – Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicLink to the final report of 2023, country factsheets and data
Flash Eurobarometer 520 - Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesLink to the final report of 2023, country factsheets and data
Flash Eurobarometer 503 - Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicLink to the final report of 2022, country factsheets and data
Flash Eurobarometer 504 - Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesLink to the final report of 2022, country factsheets and data
Flash Eurobarometer 489. Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among the general publicLink to the final report of 2021, country factsheets and data
Flash Eurobarometer 490. Perceived independence of the national justice systems in the EU among companiesLink to the final report of 2021, country factsheets and data
General publications11 June 2024Directorate-General for CommunicationTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member States – 2024test
Study8 June 2023Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member States – 2023Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2012 to 2021
Study19 May 2022Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2012 to 2020
Study8 July 2021Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018-2019
Study10 July 2020Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018
Study26 April 2019Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016-2017
Study25 May 2018Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersTwo studies prepared for the European Commission by CEPEJ (the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU Member Facts and figures from the CEPEJ questionnaires 2010-2012-2013-2014-2015-2016
