In the context of its judicial reform, DG REFORM supported Cyprus in creating objective criteria for the recruitment, evaluation and promotion of judges. With expertise from Germany, the Netherlands and Austria, the project presented concrete recommendations on how to put these criteria in place.
The recommendations were based on a comparative analysis of best practices from selected jurisdictions, and led the Cypriot authorities to introduce new procedures for the recruitment, evaluation and promotion of judges. The recruitment of new judges will follow the new procedure and selection criteria.