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· RO-JUSTICE · 2014–2021
Justice
Strengthened rule of law
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€44m
Allocation by financial mechanism: Norway Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants None
- Norway Grants €44m
Funded by Norway Grants
€50m 111% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
10
Projects signed
3
Donor programme partners
2
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Good Governance, Accountable Institutions, Transparency PA16 | €4m | 9.1% |
| Correctional Services and Pre-trial Detention PA19 | €30m | 67.6% |
| Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Judicial System, Strengthening Rule of Law PA21 | €7.5m | 16.9% |
| Domestic and Gender-based Violence PA22 | €2.8m | 6.4% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Justice - Romania
- National focal point
- General Directorate Technical Assistance and Financial Mechanisms
- Short name
- RO-JUSTICE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
- Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security
- Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service
- Norwegian Courts Administration
Bilateral ambitions
€ 250,000 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
7 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A maximum amount of EUR 4,352,941 shall be set aside for the exploration of three pre-defined projects in the area of Correctional Services and Pre-trial Detention, Good Governance Accountable Institutions, Transparency and Domestic and Gender-based Violence, respectively.
- In developing the concept note and during the implementation of the programme, the Programme Operator shall seek to ensure synergies with the programme Home Affairs in order to strengthen the justice chain, inter alia, regarding access to justice, good governance, gender based violence and trafficking in human beings.
- Interaction and cooperation with relevant civil society organisations shall be encouraged.
- No more than 60% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme and no more than 50% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme area ''Domestic and Gender Based Violence'' shall be available for infrastructure (hard measures).
- Synergies between the programme areas within this programme shall be ensured to strengthen the justice chain, inter alia, regarding the use of alternative sanctions to imprisonment.
- The programme shall include measures to increase the use of alternative sanctions to imprisonment.
- This programme shall contribute to the improvement of the situation for the Roma population and shall contribute towards the target set in section 2 ''Specific concerns'' of this Annex.
The 10 projects
€50m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 2 2018
- 4 2019
- 2 2021
- 2 2022
- Smallest grant
- €495k
- Median
- €3.3m
- Largest
- €23m
| Largest projects | Signed | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional National Administration of Penitentiaries | 30 August 2019 | €23m |
| Improving the correctional services in Romania by implementing the normality principle - 4NORM (—ality) National Administration of Penitentiaries | 23 July 2019 | €7.7m |
| Fighting Criminality and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romanian Public Ministry) | 27 November 2018 | €4.3m |
| Judiciary Training and Capacity Building Superior Council of Magistracy | 28 February 2019 | €4.1m |
| CHILD — Children's Inclusion by Learning and Developing National Administration of Penitentiaries | 28 December 2018 | €3.3m |
| Supporting the implementation of the Istanbul Convention in Romania National Agency for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men | 29 January 2019 | €2.5m |
| Protecting victims of crime Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Romanian Public Ministry) | 28 January 2022 | €2m |
| SE-CURE: A Safe and Educated Community Undertaking Responsible Engagement ` National Administration of Penitentiaries | 28 April 2021 | €1.7m |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | RO Final Evaluation Report_Ex-post EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021_08.08.2025 | 3 December 2025 | 1.0 |
| Programme Agreement | Programme agreement RO-JUSTICE | 17 March 2025 | 20.0 |