Justice Programme 2021-2027

The Justice Programme offers financial support for judicial collaboration in civil and criminal affairs, ensuring citizens and businesses have efficient access to justice. It aids in advancing a European area of justice founded on the principles of the rule of law, encompassing an independent and impartial judiciary, mutual recognition, trust, and judicial cooperation. The Justice Programme funds actions in three main thematic areas: Judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters: the objective is to support the promotion of the rule of law and to foster cooperation in civil and criminal proceedings, including easing the effectiveness of national justice. Tangible actions span from increasing the capacity of national authorities to the application of EU instruments to strengthening cooperation and exchange of information between them; Judicial training: this will contribute to nurturing a common legal, judicial, and rule of law culture, and to a consistent and effective implementation of EU legal instruments. Common training will also lead to an improved mutual trust between legal practitioners, in the context of cross-border judicial cooperation; Effective access to justice in Europe, including rights of victims of crime and procedural rights in criminal proceedings: the objective of this thematic area is to facilitate effective and non-discriminatory access to justice for all, by promoting efficient civil, and criminal procedures, and by promoting and supporting the rights of all victims of crime as well as the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings. The Justice programme also supports the maintenance and extension of the e-Justice portal, which includes useful documents and databases to facilitate access to justice for citizens and businesses. Funding and eligible entities The Justice Programme is implemented in direct management, mainly through grants....