Enhancing the efficiency of the justice system through the protection/empowerment of victims and vulnerable parties
A joint effort towards a green, competitive and inclusive Europe
The project Enhancing the efficiency of the justice system through the protection/empowerment of victims and vulnerable parties received a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway in the amount of €1,020,000.00. The project was co-financed in the amount of €180,000.00 from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.
The goal of the project is to contribute to streamlining and improving the quality of the justice system in the area of protection of crime victims and minors in family legal disputes. Part of this effort is also a pilot project aimed at settling family legal disputes in selected courts.
Since October 2019, in the interest of the best possible protection of minors, an environment has been created for close cooperation between judges, psychologists, social defenders or mediators in family legal disputes, who are specially trained to deal with minors. The environment in which the interaction with minors takes place should thus take into account their needs and the whole hearing should be less stressful for them.
This project should complement and strengthen the program Domestic violence and gender-based violence financed by Norwegian funds, as victims of domestic violence need special understanding and protection. Therefore, the main purpose of the project is to fill the gaps that are not covered by the program for gender-based violence.
The planned completion of the project’s main activities is expected in April 2024, when comprehensive protection of vulnerable participants will be achieved.
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The EEA grants represent Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway’s contribution to a green, competitive and inclusive Europe.
They have two main goals: reducing economic and social differences in Europe and strengthening mutual relations between the contributing countries and the 15 EU countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics.
The three contributing states work closely with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). As donors, they gradually provided 3.3 billion euros through grant schemes between 1994 and 2014. EEA grants for the period 2014-2021 amount to 1.55 billion euros. The priorities of this period are:
- Innovation, research, education and competitiveness
- Social inclusion, youth employment and poverty eradication
- Environment, energy, climate change and low carbon economy
- Culture, civil society, good governance and fundamental rights
- Justice and internal affairs
EEA grants are funded jointly by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway according to their GDP.
Eligibility to draw these grants reflects the criteria established for the EU Cohesion Fund, which is intended for Member States with a gross national product (GNP) per capita lower than 90% of the EU average.
All projects are co-financed in the amount of 15% from the state budget of the Slovak Republic.
More information about the project
- Project contract
- Purchase contract – repre products
- Cooperation agreement
- The works contract
- Work contract – addendum no. 1
- Addendum no. 1 to project contract no. 27/2020
- Partnership agreement District Court Bratislava II
- Partnership agreement District Court Galanta
- Partnership agreement District Court Spišská Nová Ves
- Partnership agreement District Court Rožňava
- Partnership agreement District Court Zvolen
- Partnership agreement District Court Rimavská Sobota
- Partnership agreement Regional Court in Prešov
- Partnership agreement District Court Prešov
Major milestones:
Interdepartmental meetings for the purpose of strengthening cooperation or promotion and dissemination of knowledge between different state authorities
Media campaign
Modification of specialized rooms in 8 courts
Educational program for mediators and judges
Creation of a program aimed at judges and prosecutors
Study stay for judges, prosecutors and employees of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic
Gallery
Specialized rooms in partner courts
Training 15-16 March 2023
Study stay for judges, prosecutors and employees of the Ministry of the Slovak Republic in Iceland
Opening conference with foreign participation (February 10-11, 2020 in Stará Lesna)
Interdepartmental meeting (September 27, 2021 in Bratislava)
Interdepartmental meeting (October 5-6, 2021)
Study stay for judges, prosecutors and employees of the MoJ in Norway
Training (02.06.2022)
Training (07-08.06.2022)
Training (22-23 November 2022)
Training in Holešov in the Czech Republic – weekly training
Ministry of Justice of the Slovak republic
Račianska 71
813 11 Bratislava
Project manager
Ing. Karin Kramplová
+421 2 888 91582
karin.kramplova@justice.sk