Item Overview

Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers

This online info session will take place on 26 January 2023 from 9:00 to 13:00 CET. Four out of the five priorities of this big call will be presented, i.e.: 1. Capacity-building and awareness raising on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; 2. Strategic litigation; 3. Supporting an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers and 4. Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space. Don’t miss this event!

Today, the European Commission opened a public consultation for the Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness.

Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational projects in the fields of e-Justice, victims’ rights and procedural rights

Call for proposals for action grants to promote judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters

Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational projects on judicial training covering civil law, criminal law or fundamental rights

The European Commission published a Roadmap for the Evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive Directive (Directive 2012/29/EU). It is open for feedback until 30 December 2020. As part of the EU strategy on victims’ rights, this initiative will evaluate the Directive to assess to what extent it has achieved its objectives in terms of its implementation and practical application in EU countries. The new strategy aims to empower victims of crime and to work together for victims' rights. It also promotes an integrated and targeted EU approach to support victims with special needs, such as child victims.

Countering illegal hate speech online

INFO session on 2023 EU project funding CERV-2023-CHAR-LITI-SPEECH

INFO session on 2023 EU project funding CERV-2023-CHAR-LITI

JUST-2023-JTRA and JUST-2023-JCOO

European Commission Vice-Presidents Schinas and Jourová met with Jewish students as part of the EU Activism Seminar organised by the European Union of Jewish Students to discuss EU policies that have a direct impact on Jewish life in Europe and beyond.

Following the announcement by U.S. President Biden on 12 December 2022 to adopt a U.S. national action plan to counter antisemitism, six Special Envoys on combating antisemitism, including EU Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina von Schnurbein, met at the White House with U.S. officials and Congress representatives to share best practices and insights.

On 17 February we opened the new European Remembrance call for proposals with EUR 10,2 million, the biggest Remembrance call today with 4 priorities. On 7 March, from 9.30 – 12.30, the European Commission will organise an information session including policy priorities, application and evaluation process.