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· BG-JUSTICE · 2014–2021
Justice
Strengthened rule of law
Programme objective, as agreed.
Allocation
€32m
Allocation by financial mechanism: Norway Grants 100%.
- EEA Grants None
- Norway Grants €32m
Funded by Norway Grants
€39m 121% of allocation
Contracted in signed projects
18
Projects signed
3
Donor programme partners
1
Documents published
| Programme area | Allocation | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Correctional Services and Pre-trial Detention PA19 | €26m | 80.1% |
| Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Judicial System, Strengthening Rule of Law PA21 | €6.4m | 19.9% |
Who runs it
Responsible bodies
- Programme operator
- Ministry of Justice - Bulgaria
- National focal point
- Central Coordination Unit Directorate
- Short name
- BG-JUSTICE
- Type
- Programme Agreement
Donor programme partners
Institutions from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway working on this programme.
- Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Service
- Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security
- Norwegian Courts Administration
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
9 concerns were recorded against this programme when it was agreed.
- A maximum level of funding available from the total eligible expenditure of the programme for infrastructure (hard measures) shall be identified in the concept note.
- 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.
- Special concern shall be given to domestic and gender-based violence (improving legislation and training).
- Special concern shall be given to the implementation of Human Rights standards - to strive towards a European judicial culture as well as to the child friendly justice.
- 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 Norwegian Courts Administration (DA) shall be actively involved in the preparation and may also be involved in the implementation of the programme, especially related to bilateral activities.
- 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 18 projects
€39m of awarded grant.
Signed per year
- 8 2020
- 8 2022
- 1 2023
- 1 2025
- Smallest grant
- €95k
- Median
- €250k
- Largest
- €24m
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 BG-JUSTICE | 7 October 2024 | 22.0 |