On the 19th of April, the Council adopted the two programmes which constitute the EU justice, rights and values fund as part of the EU financial framework for 2021-2027.

The programmes will help to further promote, strengthen and protect justice, rights and EU values. They will support the further development of a European area of justice based on the rule of law, mutual recognition and mutual trust.

The rights and values programme will have an overall budget of maximum 1.55 billion (a budget of €641.7 million, with an additional allocation of maximum €912 million) and it sets out four specific objectives:

  • to protect and promote EU values;
  • to promote equality and rights, including gender equality, anti-discrimination, and the rights of children;
  • to promote citizens engagement and participation in the democratic life of the EU and to raise awareness of the common European history;
  • to fight violence, notably against children and women.

The justice programme will have a budget of €305 million and it sets out the following specific objectives:

  • to facilitate and support judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters and to promote the rule of law independence and impartiality of the judiciary;
  • to support and promote judicial training, with a view to fostering a common legal, judicial and rule of law culture;
  • to facilitate effective and non-discriminatory access to justice for all, including by electronic means, and to support the rights of victims of crime as well as the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons.

For more information, please visit the Council of the European Union’s website.

To learn more about current calls for proposals or Eurodiaconia’s funding events, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Policy, Projects & Research Officer Vera Nygard at vera.nygard@eurodiaconia.org and our Projects Assistant Giorgia Signoretto at giorgia.signoretto@eurodiaconia.org