This call for proposals, under the Access to justice specific objective, covers two priorities:

e-justice priority: The key objective under the e-Justice priority is to support the implementation of Regulation 2023/2844. Primary priority will be given to projects facilitating electronic cross-border interaction and communication between judicial authorities, as well as with citizens, businesses and practitioners in judicial proceedings. Secondary priority will be given to projects aiming at joining or enhancing existing or ongoing e-Justice project and as tertiary priority, other e-Justice projects related to the development of relevant EU policies that are in advanced stage of development or already live on the e-Justice Portal at the moment when the call is published could also be financed.

Victims’ rights and procedural rights priority: Projects to be funded under this priority should:

• contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU law in the area of the rights of victims of crime, notably in line with the priorities set up by the EU Strategy on victims’ rights (2020-2025).
• contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU criminal law in the area of the rights of persons suspected or accused of crime;

In both areas (procedural rights and victims’ rights), the Commission will consider proposals concerning possible future EU initiatives regarding gaps in EU legislation and policy where a further need for EU action is identified that would tie in with the exisiting EU acquis/policy and its effective implementation.

The following project activities can be covered:

• for the e-justice priority: analytical, conceptual, design and elaboration work, IT software development, quality assurance and related auxiliary measures necessary for the establishment of new IT systems, as well as the expansion and adaptation of existing national and transnational solutions towards addressing the objectives of the call. Supporting activities relating to project management, content preparation, editorial work, communication, promotion and dissemination are also eligible for funding.
• for the victims’ rights and procedural rights priority: mutual learning, exchange of good practices, development of working and learning methods, exchange and provision of information and development of information and educational tools, capacity building for professionals, including training in victim-sensitive communication, facilitating cooperation between competent authorities (including where relevant national experts or agencies dealing with the aspects covered by this call) and/or legal practitioners and/or service providers and/or civil society organisations / National Human Rights Institutions / Equality bodies, Ombuds Institutions and national authorities, communication activities including dissemination of information about rights and activities raising awareness of the existing rules on rights at EU and national levels, relevant to the priorities of the call, training activities, as long as they are of ancillary nature and not the main purpose of the project and analytical activities, such as data collection and creation of data bases, surveys, research etc.