This year the annual two-week-long, short-term program by the European Judicial Training Network was held from the 16th of September. The Hungarian judiciary welcomed foreign judges from all around Europe. This year there were 12 participants from Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Finland, France, Poland and Estonia. The programs took place in Budapest on the first week, and then in Debrecen and Győr on the second week. 

In a period of three months, 96 judges used on 191 occasions a total of 72 remote hearing points established by mid-September 2018 nationwide. 51% of the hearings were conducted in November. With the help of the equipment, protected persons as well as  victims needing special treatment, such as juveniles, can confess their testimony in a separate room in a relaxed atmosphere, away from the defendants. 

For domestic workplaces, it is an increasingly important aspect, a need even, to pay special attention to family-friendly policies, and the judiciary is no exception.