Development of the judicial cooperation in criminal matters

2026-07-22

Objectives - The overall objective of the project – to promote judicial cooperation in criminal matters and to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU mutual recognition instruments in criminal matters. - Specific objective – to develop unified case law approach executing the sentences defined by the foreign judicial institutions and to contribute the mutual cooperation in the criminal matters. Activities Work Package 1 – Management and coordination of the Project Work Package 2 - Exchange of international practice Work Package 3 – Development of the case law summary Work Package 4 – International conference Type and number of persons benefiting from the project - the professionals of the justice system – judges, prosecutors, officials from the Ministry of Justice and Court Administration. Expected results - Increased capacity of national practitioners, courts and authorities to address issues related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, and to the application of the Union instruments on criminal law and criminal procedural law. - Strengthened cooperation and exchange of information between competent national authorities, including courts in relation to judicial cooperation in criminal matters. - Harmonisation of the practices in relation to the relevant legislation in different Member States. - Exchange of international practice regarding the usage of Council Framework Decisions – 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 and 2008/947/JHA of 27 November 2008. - Unified case law summary developed and spread among the project partner institutions. - 1 contact person is defined as the expert in all issues related to the both Council Framework Decisions, - International conference organized.

Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia

2026-02-01