The Justice programme is the EU’s funding programme to support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters across Member States.
The Justice Programme's goal is to further develop a European Area of Justice based on:
Rule of law
The programme's specific objectives are:
The Justice programme provides funding to support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters such as training to judges and other legal practitioners and effective access to justice for citizens and businesses.
Eligible activities include:
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The programme has a total budget of €300 million for 2021-2027.
COVIS - Court based victim and witness support services
Victim Support at Court was a partner in the Justice Programme-funded project “ COVIS - Court based victim and witness support services.” Delivered from 2022 to 2024 by 5 partners in 5 EU countries, the COVIS project aimed to build knowledge and provide tools to establish and deliver quality court based support services for victims and witnesses of crime. Visit the project’s results page to learn more.
There is no Irish National Contact Point for the Justice Programme. Please contact the Access Europe team with any questions.
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