Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational projects in the fields of e-Justice, victims’ rights and procedural rights
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The overall objective of the Justice programme is to help create a European area of justice, based on mutual trust.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This call aims to facilitate effective and non-discriminatory access to justice for all, and effective redress, including by electronic means (e-Justice), 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.
Detailed Call Description
This biennial call for proposals, under the Access to justice specific objective, covers two priorities:
- e-justice priority: the key objective under the e-Justice priority is to contribute to achieving the goals of the Commission Communication on the Digitalisation of Justice in the EU and the Council European e-Justice Strategy and Action Plan 2019-2023 by supporting the implementation of e-Justice projects at the European and national level (as far as they have a European dimension). Primary priority will be given to projects aiming at joining or enhancing existing or ongoing e-Justice projects and secondary priority will be given to the development of concrete cases on the use of artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology in the justice area.
- Victims’ rights and procedural rights priority:Projects to be funded under this priority should contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU criminal law in the area of the rights of persons suspected or accused of crime and contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU law in the area of the rights of victims of crime in line with the priorities set up by the EU Strategy on victims’ rights (2020-2025). In both areas (procedural rights and victims’ rights), actions may include possible future EU initiatives regarding gaps in EU legislation where a further need for EU action is identified.
The following project activities can be covered:
- for the e-justice priority: analytical, conceptual, design and elaboration work, IT software development, quality assurance and related auxiliary measures necessary for the establishment of new IT systems, as well as the expansion and adaptation of existing national and transnational solutions towards addressing the objectives of the call. Supporting activities relating to project management, content preparation, editorial work, communication, promotion and dissemination are also eligible for funding.
- for the victims’ rights and procedural rights priority: mutual learning, exchange of good practices, development of working and learning methods, exchange and provision of information and development of information and educational tools, capacity building for professionals, facilitating cooperation between competent authorities and/or legal practitioners and/or service providers and/or civil society organisations / National Human Rights Institutions / Equality bodies, Ombuds Institutions and national authorities, communication activities including dissemination of information about rights and activities raising awareness of the existing rules on rights at EU and national levels, relevant to the priorities of the call, training and analytical activities, such as data collection and creation of data bases, surveys, research etc.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
90%
The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than €100 000. For the e-Justice priority, the maximum grant amount is €800 000 per project.
For the victims’ rights and procedural rights priority, there is no upper limit.
Thematic Categories
- Justice - Security
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Parliamentary Bodies
- Private Bodies
- Semi-governmental organisations
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs), excluding Denmark) or non-EU countries associated to the Justice Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature.
Consortium composition
For the e-Justice priority:
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) and from at least 2 different eligible countries. The consortium must include at least 1 public body, private non-profit organisation or international organisation as beneficiary (not as affiliated entity).
Proposals by single applicants or by a consortium from one eligible country are exceptionally allowed, but only if the project application clearly demonstrated potential for EU added value.
For the victims’ rights and procedural rights priority:
Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 2 applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities), which complies with the following conditions:
- minimum 2 independent entities from 2 different eligible countries.
- the consortium must include at least 1 public body, private non-profit organisation or international organisation as beneficiary or affiliated entity.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Justice and Public Order
125. Athalassas Avenue, 1461 Strovolos, Nicosia
Website: http://www.mjpo.gov.cy/
Contact Person:
Christos Hadjiioannou
Officer
Telephone: +357 22 80 59 92
Email: chadjiioannou@papd.mof.gov.cy