On Monday, February 26, 2024, at the National Institute of Justice, USAID anti-corruption experts were on a courtesy visit: Melissa Hooper and Andrew Solomon, who were accompanied by Otilia Bologan-Vieru, USAID Moldova legal program specialist, Kevin Laniga, senior advisor in the field of justice from Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Section at the US Embassy in the Republic of Moldova, and Radu Foltea, the deputy task order lead within the JARA Project.
During the visit to Brussels, the Kingdom of Belgium, on the occasion of the first meeting of the delegation of the Republic of Moldova with the European Commission, the ad interim Director of the National Institute of Justice, Ecaterina Popa, and the member of the Superior Council of Magistracy, Lucia Popescu, had a meeting with the representatives of the secretariat of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) of the magistracy schools from the member states of the European Union: Carmen Domuta, head of unit, and Daniel Graur, project manager.
During February 21-22, 2024, in Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, took place the first meeting of the delegation of the Republic of Moldova with the European Commission, attended by representatives of the institutions responsible for Chapter 23 - Judicial system and fundamental rights. The National Institute of Justice was represented by Ecaterina Popa, ad interim Director.
The National Institute of Justice was visited on February 19, 2024, by Gabriela Scutea, EU High Legal Adviser on Justice and Prosecution at the Ministry of Justice, to discuss with Ecaterina Popa, ad Interim Director of the NIJ.
On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, H.E. Paul Graham, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Moldova, held a public lesson „European construction”, for future judges and prosecutors at the National Institute of Justice. The event represented an opportunity for the NIJ's trainees to better understand the European construction process and the role that each country has in this context.
