Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 47/19 Luxembourg, 4 April 2019 Press and Information All European Final of the European Moot Court Competition takes place at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 5 April The European Law Moot Court Competition is the world’s largest Moot Court in EU Law. Organised for the first time during the 1988-1989 academic year, this competition, which this year celebrates its 30th anniversary, has as its primary objective the promotion of practical knowledge of EU law amongst law students. Law students, who have already made their way through a tough selection of around 80 teams since September 2018 when the European Law Moot Court Competition was launched, will plead on 5 April before panels composed of Members of the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union. The competing teams represent eight universities from different countries. They won their respective Regional Finals which were held in February 2019 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Madrid (Spain), Florence (Italy) and Athens (Greece). Students from all EU member states participated in the competition. Those who participated in the Regional Finals also included students from non-EU countries, notably the USA, Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine and Russia. The final is the last stage of this competition, which has been held at the Court of Justice since 1991. Unofficial document for media use, not binding on the Court of Justice. Press contact: Corina Gabriela Socoliuc (+352) 4303 4293 www.curia.europa.eu .