This Decision establishes the Specific Programme ‘Criminal Justice’, as part of the General Programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice, in order to contribute to the strengthening of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
 

1. To promote judicial cooperation with the aim of contributing to the creation of a genuine European area of justice in criminal matters based on mutual recognition and mutual confidence.
2. To promote the compatibility in rules applicable in the Member States as may be necessary to improve judicial cooperation. To promote a reduction in existing legal obstacles to the good functioning of judicial cooperation with a view to strengthening the coordination of investigations and to increase compatibility of the existing judicial systems.
3. To improve the contacts and exchange of information and best practices between legal, judicial and administrative authorities and the legal professions.
4. To further improve mutual trust with the view to ensuring protection of rights of victims and of the accused.

1. Specific actions taken by the Commission, such as studies and research, creation and implementation of specific projects.
2. Specific transnational projects of Union interest.
3. Support for the activities of non-governmental organisations or other entities pursuing an aim of general European interest in accordance with the general objectives of the Programme.
4. An operating grant to co-finance expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of the European Judicial Training Network.

The Community provisional funding available for the programme is:

• 199,00 Million EUR (Global Budget)