Call: Call for 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements to support European networks active in the area of facilitating and promoting judicial cooperation in civil and/or criminal matters and in the area of access to justice

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Programme	Justice
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Justice"	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
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Call	Call for 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements to support European networks active in the area of facilitating and promoting judicial cooperation in civil and/or criminal matters and in the area of access to justice
Description of call "Call for 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements to support European networks active in the area of facilitating and promoting judicial cooperation in civil and/or criminal matters and in the area of access to justice"	This call aims to establish 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements with European networks whose statutory aims are to facilitate and support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters and/or access to justice for all. The annual operating grants to be signed on the basis of these Framework Partnership Agreements will enhance the capacities of these networks to contribute actively to the development and implementation of the EU policies in the areas mentioned. Framework partnerships (FPAs) are long-term cooperation instruments that serve as umbrella for regular or recurrent grants in the same field or area and under a common action plan. Judicial cooperation: the objective is to facilitate and support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, and promote the rule of law, independence and impartiality of the judiciary. It is also to to improve the effectiveness of national justice systems. Access to justice: the objective is to facilitate effective and non-discriminatory access to justice for all, and effective redress, including by promoting the use of electronic means of communication (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.
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Thematic Focus	Capacity Building, Cooperation Networks, Institutional Cooperation
Funding area	Austria / Österreich Belgium / Belgique-België Bulgaria / България Croatia / Hrvatska Cyprus / Κύπρος Czech Republic / Česká Republika Estonia / Eesti Finland / Suomi France Germany / Deutschland Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) Hungary / Magyarország Ireland / Ireland Italy / Italia Latvia / Latvija Lithuania / Lietuva Luxembourg / Luxembourg Malta Netherlands / Nederland Poland / Polska Portugal / Portugal Romania / România Slovakia / Slovensko Slovenia / Slovenija Spain / España Sweden / Sverige
Origin of Applicant	Austria / Österreich Belgium / Belgique-België Bulgaria / България Croatia / Hrvatska Cyprus / Κύπρος Czech Republic / Česká Republika Estonia / Eesti Finland / Suomi France Germany / Deutschland Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) Hungary / Magyarország Ireland / Ireland Italy / Italia Latvia / Latvija Lithuania / Lietuva Luxembourg / Luxembourg Malta Netherlands / Nederland Poland / Polska Portugal / Portugal Romania / România Slovakia / Slovensko Slovenia / Slovenija Spain / España Sweden / Sverige
Eligible applicants	NGO / NPO
Applicant details	In order to be eligible, the applicants must: be legal entities, private non-profit-oriented organisations
Further info	The foreseen duration of activities under the Framework Partnership Agreements is 48 months
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Total budget: 4,3 million € per year
Submission	Funding & Tenders Portal
Contact Details	BOVING Philippe Philippe.BOVING@ec.europa.eu BEDNARZ Barbara Programme Assistant - EU policies Barbara.BEDNARZ@ec.europa.eu