Deadline: 16 April 2019
European Commission has opened Call for proposals for action grants to support national and transnational projects to promote judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters.
Priorities
This call will support three priorities:
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters: The objective is to promote judicial cooperation in civil matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application and enforcement of EU instruments.
- Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: The objective is to promote judicial cooperation in criminal matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU mutual recognition instruments in criminal matters.
- Support to the members of the European Judicial Network (EJN) in civil and commercial matters and to the national authorities, courts and professional associations they represent: The main objective is to contribute to the effective and coherent application of the EU acquis relating to judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.
Budget Information
- The indicative maximum amount earmarked for the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 5 685 000. For an idea of the size of a grant awarded under previous calls, please refer to the project abstracts published under these calls notices.
Activities
- Analytical activities, such as data collection, surveys, research activities, etc.;
- Mutual learning, identifying and exchange of best practices, development of working methods which may be transferable to other participating countries;
- Exchange and provision of information and development of information tools;
- Capacity building for professionals;
- Facilitating cooperation between competent authorities and agencies, legal practitioners and/or service providers (including multi-disciplinary networks at international, national, regional or local levels);
- Dissemination and awareness raising activities;
- Training activities can also be funded under this call, as long as they are of ancillary nature and not the main purpose of the project.
Expected Results
- Whereas numerous results are listed below, it is not expected for a single project to produce all of them. Projects bringing limited, but effective results are very much valued.
- Increased capacity of national practitioners, courts and authorities to address issues related to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, and to the application of the Union instruments on civil and civil procedural law, as well as on criminal and criminal procedural law;
- Strengthened cooperation and exchange of information between competent national authorities, including courts in relation to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, including taking into account the relevant case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU);
- Improved knowledge on the legislation and administrative practices related to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters;
- Alignment of the Member States administrative practices in relation to the relevant legislation;
- Improved cooperation between judicial authorities in civil, commercial and criminal matters;
- For priorities 1 and 2, the legal framework and regulations linked to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters are in line with EU acquis and relevant case-law of the CJEU;
- National authorities responsible for judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters cooperate and coordinate with other responsible agencies and institutions across the EU;
- Prosecutors and judges for the proceedings related to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters have further specialised knowledge and experience in respective fields;
- Acceleration of proceedings in relation to judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters; less breaches of time-limits;
- For priority 2, improved situation of persons subject to measures in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters, enhancement of their social rehabilitation and re-integrations, reduced risks of violation of their fundamental rights;
- Increased awareness of policy makers about judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters.
Eligibility Criteria
The Programme eligible countries are:
- the Member States of the European Union (including their overseas departments), except for Denmark and the United Kingdom;
- Albania and Montenegro.
Eligibility of the lead applicant (i.e. coordinator) and participants (partners)
- For priorities 1 and 2:
- the applicant and the partners must be public bodies or private organisations, duly established in one of the Programme eligible countries, or international organisations;
- organisations that are profit-oriented may only submit applications in partnership with public bodies or private non-profit organisations.
- For priority 3:
- the application must be submitted by the officially appointed members of EJN in civil and commercial matters, or by the national authorities, courts and professional associations representing the officially appointed members of EJN in civil and commercial matters. Only one application per eligible country will be accepted.
Eligibility of the application
- For priorities 1 and 2:
- The application must be submitted by a partnership including at least 2 organisations (applicant and partner) actively involved in the implementation of the proposed action;
- The project must be transnational. The partnership must be composed of organisations from at least 2 eligible countries;
- The EU grant requested cannot be lower than EUR 75 000. There is no maximum limit.
- For priority 3:
- The application may be submitted by a single applicant or in partnership;
- The project can either be national or transnational;
- The EU grant requested cannot be lower than EUR 75 000. There is no maximum limit.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
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