DG JUSTICE Newsletter on funding opportunities & funded projects

Check out DG JUST priorities for 2023 and 2024 and discover the next funding opportunities!

Under the CERV programme, the Charter call now funds also projects which will support whistleblowers and the Daphne call, for the first time ever, foresees a re-granting scheme. Under the Justice programme, a specific focus this year is on the protection of victims of war crimes. This is just a little taste: discover the first 2023 calls already published (some of them are already open). You cannot miss these funding opportunities!

Check out some data about the implementation of the two programmes in the last two years!

We have the pleasure to announce the very forthcoming publication of the 2022 Report on European judicial training. The report measures the participation of justice professionals (judges, prosecutors, court and prosecutors’ office staff, lawyers, notaries and bailiffs) in training on EU law. The 11th newly edited report will be available on the European judicial training webpage before the winter break. We wish you a fruitful reading.

The CERV National Contact Points (NCPs) met for the first time in physical presence on 17-18 November 2022 in Prague. The meeting was organised under the Czech EU Presidency and hosted by the Czech NCP. More than 40 participants had the opportunity to share and exchange ideas and information on issues related to the CERV programme.

Would you tell us more about your experiences with the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) and yourself? Questions cover a variety of topics, from knowledge of how the ECI works to whether you have ever wanted to start a new ECI, and more. We look forward to your feedback!

The EU Commission has developed a Practice Guide for the application of the Brussels IIb Regulation. The Regulation is the cornerstone of the judicial cooperation in family matters with cross-border implications in the EU.

Artificial Intelligence-based internet and digital technologies are growingly used by children, with one in three internet users globally being under 18 years old. The report “Artificial Intelligence and the Rights of the Child” from the Joint Research Centre recommends requirements for trustworthy AI, highlights methods for more effective engagement between stakeholders, and identifies the knowledge gaps that need to be addressed as priority in the short- and medium-term for developing AI in line with children’s rights.

Child-friendly templates for better communication, task forces to guide young repeat offenders and artistic expression courses in prison: these are just some of the good practices identified in a new report on safeguards for children in criminal proceedings from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). It identifies shortcomings in national justice systems and suggests potential remedies that countries could follow to uphold children’s rights in the judiciary.