Call: Capacity building for litigating cases relating to democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights violations

The general objective of the Programme shall be to contribute to the further development of a European area of justice based on mutual recognition and mutual trust, in particular by promoting judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters. The Programme focuses on the following Specific Objectives:

• to facilitate and support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters
• to support and promote judicial training, including language training on legal terminology, with a view to fostering a common legal and judicial culture
• to facilitate effective access to justice for all, including to promote and support the rights of victims of crime, while respecting the rights of the defence
• to support initiatives in the field of drugs policy as regards judicial cooperation and crime prevention aspects closely linked to the general objective of the Programme

• To strengthen the knowledge and ability of legal professionals and practitioners to effectively engage in litigation practices at national and European level to improve access to justice and enforcement of rights under EU law through training, knowledge sharing and exchange of good practices;
• To support leverage activities, e.g. communication and campaigning, which help to raise awareness about rights, existing remedies and redress mechanisms

BOVING Philippe
Philippe.BOVING@ec.europa.eu

BEDNARZ Barbara
Programme Assistant - EU policies
Barbara.BEDNARZ@ec.europa.eu