Analysis of benefits of full implementation of the Victims’ Rights Directive

2026-07-22

BeneVict project aims to achieve a number of objectives, which are directly compatible with the call. Namely, it aims at: - Supporting the EU and MSs in their future action on common values and implementation of the EU Victims’ Rights Strategy; - Supporting MSs in the development of their own national strategies; - Supporting VSE and our EU based members, partners and collaborators in advancing rights of victims; - Delivering methodological tools for future shared initiatives – including implementation assessments, data collection etc. - Developing an argument to advance the benefits of victim support and justify investment into further services. The project has a specific European dimension - with a partnership covering all EU-26 participating Member States and drawing from results from a number of previous projects to advance the rights of European victims. Over 24 months, the project will collect evidence regarding the state of play regarding practical implementation of the Victims' Rights Directive across the EU and identify data collection practices in the Member States regarding victims and victimisation. This component will be particularly important and the partnership is built around the ability to deliver early results to support the EU in negotiating the future of the Victims Rights Directive. The project will also aim, for the first time in the EU, to identify cost of victimisation and benefits of victim support in four States - Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. Project findings will be used by partners to develop an advocacy and capacity building component, which will support them in using project results to advance the rights of victims in their countries. An extensive effort to disseminate project results will expand throughout the project, and a final project conference will be organised in Brussels to promote final results.

Belgium

2025-10-15