Press and Information Division

INFORMATION FOR THE PRESS

N. 14/03

7 March 2003



ALL EUROPEAN FINAL AT THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE, LUXEMBOURG ON 7 MARCH 2003



Law students who have made their way through a tough selection among 84 teams since September when the competition was launched will today plead before the judges of the Court of Justice and Court of First Instance. The 84 teams represent
29 nationalities.

The teams who will be competing today are from the UK, USA, Sweden, Germany, Poland and Denmark. They won their respective Regional Finals which were held in January and February in Lisbon, Helsinki, Riga and Bratislava.

The Final is the last stage of this year's competition in the world's largest Moot court in European law.

The winners will receive prizes, including internships with European Institutions or highly respected law firms specialised in European Law.


For further information, please contact Jessica Larsson (Tel: 0046 706 22 19 70).

For background information about the Competition and its organisers, please consult www.elmc.org