VILNIUS - Lithuanian Justice Minister Rita Tamasuniene met with her Latvian and Estonian counterparts in Tallinn on Monday to discuss closer cooperation on the digitalisation of justice systems and reducing excessive regulation.
Tamasuniene emphasised that digitalisation is vital not only for increasing the efficiency and accessibility of the justice system but also for strengthening state resilience. Remote technologies, electronic services and video conferencing allow courts to ensure uninterrupted operations even during crises.
According to this year's European Union Justice Scoreboard, the Baltic states are among the leading European Union nations in terms of justice system digitalisation.
The ministers also discussed ways to ensure that the implementation of European Union law does not result in unnecessarily stricter regulation than provided for in European Union legal acts.
According to Tamasuniene, avoiding unjustified additional regulation can reduce the administrative burden and other compliance costs.
"In implementing EU law, we must find the right balance - ensuring high standards of safety, health, environmental protection and other areas, while not creating unjustified additional requirements. Every national decision that exceeds the minimum requirements set in EU law must be clearly justified," she said.
The Baltic justice ministers also discussed the European Union e-justice agenda. According to the ministry, Lithuania stressed that the implementation of the Digitisation Package should remain a top priority in the European Union's justice sector.
Lithuania also presented its initiative to launch future discussions on improving the cross-border enforcement of civil judgements.
According to the ministry, one possible measure is a common platform for member states to exchange information regarding debtors' assets.
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