EU for Justice Reform

Overall Objective

The overall objective is to contribute to strengthening rule of law and law enforcement, and reduce corruption in government agencies and the judiciary.

Activities

• Engagement in policy dialogue around conditions and government reform priorities, the verification of conditions, targets and the payment of Budget Support
• Transfer of EUR 34 million to the beneficiary country over the fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 with disbursements of fixed and variable tranches
• Continued support to reinforce the institutional capacities to implement the Justice Sector Reform, including the creation of new institutions and mandates resulting from changes to the legislative framework
• Enhancing donor coordination in the area of capacity building for the justice sector through technical assistance
• Creating monitoring and evaluation systems for tracking the implementation of the Justice Sector Reform Strategy through capacity building
• Regular monitoring of Budget Support eligibility criteria

Expected Results

• Independent, efficient and accountable justice system institutions, with an equal representation of women among judges and prosecutors
• Consolidated legal education and training for system professionals
• Improved transparency and accessibility to the justice system
• Improved effectiveness of the criminal justice system
• Improved infrastructure and functionality of the electronic justice management system
• A new organisational structure in the Ministry of Justice
• Increased access to justice through improved service quality of legal professions and arbitration
• Reintegration and rehabilitation measures for detainees according to European standards