The European Disability Forum is inviting all EU/EAA citizens or residents from all ages to join the competition and capture in one image what access to justice (or lack thereof) looks like to people with disabilities. Who can participate The competition is open to EU/EAA citizens or residents from all ages and there is no entry […]
New rules and guarantees in criminal proceedings now apply across the EU
On June the 11th, the directive on special safeguards for children starts to apply. It is the last in a set of six EU directives guaranteeing procedural rights for people across the EU, completing the full set of rights. In addition to these new rights for children, the directive guaranteeing access to legal aid started to apply on 5 […]
EU Budget for 2021-2027: provisional agreement reached on the financial programme to support justice area
Yesterday, the European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the 2021-2027 Justice programme proposed by the European Commission in May 2018. This new programme will support developing an integrated European justice area based on the rule of law, mutual recognition and mutual trust. The Justice programme with a budget of € […]