Where the money is committed
The agreement splits this allocation across several programme areas. Because it spans more than one, its projects cannot be attributed to any single area.
Programme· PL-JUSTICE · 2014–2021
Justice
Strengthened rule of law
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€57m
Allocation by financial mechanism: Norway Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants None
- Norway Grants €57m
Funded by Norway Grants
€64m 112% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
25
Projects signed
2
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional Services and Pre-trial Detention PA19 | €52m | 91.1% |
| Domestic and Gender-based Violence PA22 | €5m | 8.9% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Justice
- National focal point
- Department of Assistance Programmes
- Short name
- PL-JUSTICE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
Bilateral ambitions
shall be allocated to the programme from the fund for bilateral relations. This does not prevent the Joint Committee for Bilateral Funds from allocating additional funds to the programme.
Conditions in the programme agreement
6 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- In developing the concept note and during the implementation of the programme, the Programme Operator shall seek to ensure synergies within this programme, and with the programme Home Affairs in order to strengthen the justice chain.
- International organisations with special competence shall be involved in the preparation of the programme. The role of such organisations in the pre-defined projects shall be defined in the concept note.
- No more than 85% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme may be available for infrastructure (hard measures). The maximum level of funding available for infrastructure (hard measures) shall be identified in the concept note.
- The possibility of pre-defining project(s) focused on inter alia mediation, legal education and human rights shall be explored during the concept note phase.
- The programme will strenghten the implementation of agreements on the transfer of sentenced persons and EU framework decisions.
- Under the programme area ''Domestic and Gender-based Violence'' a pre-defined project shall focus on implementation of relevant international conventions, agreements and standards.
The 25 projects
€64m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 2 2020
- 1 2021
- 22 2023
- Smallest grant
- €25k
- Median
- €124k
- Largest
- €58m
Implementation status is not published for this funding period, so projects are shown by awarded grant and signature date rather than by progress.
Documents and calls
Published against this programme.
| Type | Document | Version date | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement PL-JUSTICE | 8 May 2024 | 24.0 |