Česká advokacie a vstup České republiky do Evropské unie

The contribution is subdivided into four main parts. The first part reflects so far development in the field of the legal services and the Bar generally and the legal status of the foreign attorneys especially in the Czech Republic after 1989. The second part of the article analyses the legal frame of the integration of the Bar in the European Union and the milestones of this integration are commemorated. The third part of the contribution deals with the details of the valid legal regulation of the position and of the activities of the European attorneys in the Czech Republic after the 1st May 2004. Both type of the European attorney are deeply analyses in this part. The connected issues like ethical rules and the activities of the professional organizations such as the CCBE and the FBE are commemorated also. The last part of the article is devoted to the consideration on the legal aid. The author analyses the legal aid notion, its historical roots and approaches to this essential element of the access to the justice in the EU. The system of its contemporary regulation in the Czech Republic is described and the necessity of its revision is emphasized in the conclusion.