The next Congress of the European Association of Judges was held in Porto (Portugal) on April 28-30, 2022.

At the Congress, our volunteer Korotun Mykola Vadymovych presented the report and the appeal of his father, President of the Association of Judges of Ukraine Korotun Vadim Mikhailovich, to the delegates of the Congress. The hall applauded standing up! After the speech, the resolution was adopted almost unanimously.

Report of the President of the Association of Judges of Ukraine and call for support of Ukraine

Three months ago, Putin's armed aggression against a free Ukraine began, which claimed thousands of military and civilian lives, tens of thousands of wounded, hundreds of destroyed towns and villages, civilian infrastructure, kindergartens, schools and hospitals. Millions of refugees. Ukraine and its people prove to the world their commitment to European standards at the cost of their own lives. Through the heroic struggle for every piece of their native land, the Ukrainian people prove that independence, freedom and national dignity are their highest values. Ukraine, which was not admitted to the European Union and NATO, accused of being prone to corruption, which was supposed to be forced to surrender to Russia in a few days, stopped the aggressor on its own and with its heroic struggle proved the full compliance of Ukrainians with European values and Euro-Atlantic standards. At the cost of thousands of lives of their best sons and daughters, the Ukrainian people stopped the spread of the Russian plague in Europe.

Despite the temporary occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine, the national judicial system continues to function in full under the conditions of martial law. Unfortunately, several courtrooms were destroyed or damaged, several judges and court workers were killed or injured, and many judges and court workers lost their homes. The President of the Supreme Court promptly decides on the temporary change of territorial jurisdiction and the resumption of the work of courts in territories liberated from Russia. A significant number of court employees on their own initiative serve in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, volunteer military formations, and are engaged in public volunteer activities. The judges decided to voluntarily transfer part of their salary to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the martial law.