SMP-COMP-2023-JUDG

Training of national judges in EU competition law and judicial cooperation between national competition law judges

Status
open for submission
Programme
Single Market Programme (SMP)
Action type
SMP Project Grants
Opens
28 Nov 2023
Deadline
6 Mar 2024
Fetched
1 Jul 2026, 09:10 UTC
Plain-language summary

Grant for training national judges in EU competition law and enhancing judicial cooperation among competition law judges.

This call funds projects that train national judges on EU competition law. It also supports activities to improve cooperation between judges handling competition law cases. The goal is to strengthen judicial expertise and collaboration in antitrust and state aid matters.

Likely relevant for

  • Judicial training organizations
  • Legal education providers
  • Competition law experts
  • National courts and judicial bodies

Project signals

Focus on judicial capacity buildingEnhancing judicial cooperationTraining on competition law topicsCross-border judicial collaboration

What it funds

  • Training activities for national judges on EU competition law
  • Initiatives to foster judicial cooperation between national competition law judges
  • Workshops, seminars, and educational materials on antitrust and state aid law

Expected outcomes

  • Improved judicial knowledge of EU competition law
  • Stronger cooperation and exchange among national competition law judges
  • Enhanced consistency in judicial decisions related to competition law

Who can apply / participate

  • National judicial authorities
  • Judicial training institutions
  • Public bodies involved in judicial education
  • Check if single applicants or consortia are allowed
  • Applicants from EU Member States and possibly associated countries
  • Applicants must be involved in judicial training or cooperation
  • Specific eligibility conditions and consortium rules

Must check before shortlisting

  • Eligibility criteria for applicants
  • Consortium requirements if any
  • Budget and funding conditions

Money

Budget details and funding rates are not stated in the call information.

Application notes

  • Single-stage submission model.

Derived from official EU Funding portal source · updated 2 Jul 2026, 11:18 UTC. Use this as a shortlisting aid; the official call text remains authoritative.

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