On 17 March, the Victims’ European Commission Coordinator for Victims’ Rights of DG JUST organised a High-Level Extended Plenary Meeting of the EU Victims’ Rights Platform in Brussels with the aim to present the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive as agreed by the EU co-legislators on 10 December 2025 (pending publication), and to discuss the ideas for the next EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights (2026-2030).
The event gathered the members of the EU Victims’ Rights Platform as well as the experts on victims’ rights from the European Commission, other institutions and bodies, national authorities, and representatives from civil society. EC Commissioner for Justice and Consumers, the Chair of the LIBE Committee made the opening remarks.
The participants exchanged views on the new rules on victims’ rights and on what still needs to be done by non-legislative measures under the next Strategy.
The final text of the Directive is expected to be made publicly available in May.
Please also see our news item of 10 December 2025 on the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive.