Grants awarded 2025

 

Dear EJN Contact Points,

in line with the procedure described in the calls for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2025, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for application, as published on the EJN website.

The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award a maximum of 5.000 EUR per meeting and up to 95% of the eligible costs for the organization of the following meetings:

Applicant Topic of the meeting

LITHUANIA

 

National meeting of EJN Contact Points of Lithuania - the Role of EJN in Legal Cooperation: Turning Awareness into Action.

THE NETHERLANDS

 

National Meeting of the Dutch EJN Contact Points combined with the Belgian EJN Contact Points to discuss the topics:
1) EAW in combination with TROP request relating to juvenile offenders,
2) the new TROP Regulation and
3) the national procedure of an EIO and the temporary transfer of the seized documents/goods, best practices.

 

SLOVENIA

 

EJN Regional meeting from 17th to 19th September 2025 in Novo mesto, Slovenia.

CZECH REPUBLIC

 

Evidence gathering in a foreign state - specific issues related to the recording of monitored conversations of persons and the recovery of data from seized electronic devices.

BELGIUM

 

EJN National Meeting Belgium: mutual legal assistance with Spain and Latin-American countries.

IRELAND

 

Inaugural Meeting of the Irish National Contact Points.

FRANCE

 

The annual meeting of the EJN French contact points.

FINLAND

 

To strengthen cooperation with Sweden while applying EU-instruments with special focus on crimes committed aboard ferries operating between Finland and Sweden. The meeting also aims to strengthen the Finnish participants' professional identities as EJN contact points.

 

LATVIA

 

Current Challenges in the application of the Mutual Recognition Principle in Financial Penalties and Probation Measures: Assessing the Effectiveness of Decentralization in Latvia.

AUSTRIA

 

Emerging Challenges of cross-border Investigations in the Fight against Cybercrime and the Role of the EJN.

HUNGARY

 

Illegal migrant smuggling, issues concerning jurisdiction, parallel criminal proceeding, extradition and surrender, transfer of sentenced persons.

FINLAND

 

EJN National and regional meeting/Finland, Helsinki 10-11.6.2025: Cooperation between the participants (Baltic States) regarding application of EU instruments:

- Further training of FI contact points in international cooperation and the role of the EJN contact points;
- Enhancing the use of direct contacts and EJN in cases that do not fall in the duties of Eurojust.

 

 

 

Further, the proposal listed below shall remain on the reserve list and will receive financing only if there will be funds available from the above-mentioned meetings.

 

Applicant Topic of the meeting

GERMANY

 

Cross-border exchange of information in criminal matters - challenge and best practice.

SWEDEN

 

Improved cooperation in cases concerning organized cross-border crime.

PORTUGAL

 

National meeting.

 


 

 

Call for Applications for Financial Assistance regarding the organisation of EJN Regional and EJN National Meetings 2025

 

Dear EJN Contact Points,

Please find below the call for proposals for financial assistance for the organisation of EJN Meeting in the Member States - Regional and National meetings 2025.

The period for the meetings is between 7 April and 10 October 2025, therefore applications for financial assistance of the meeting taking place before and after this period will not be taken into consideration.

Should you be interested in applying, please read carefully the enclosed documents with the instructions and make sure to provide all the requested information.

Please note that in 2025 the maximum amount of EUR 5.000 may be awarded as financial assistance per Meeting as per Annual Work Programme of the EJN Secretariat.

At least three weeks before the commencement of the action all successful applicants have to submit by E-mail to the EJN Secretariat the Final Draft Budget Estimate with all the supporting documents and the Final Agenda of the Meeting (see: point 8 of Call for Proposals).

The deadline for applications is 17 February 2025.

 

Related documents:

Stages Date/ period
Publication of the Call for Proposals 16 December 2024
Deadline for submitting applications 17 February 2025
Evaluation period 18 February – 5 March 2025
Notification of grant decision no later than 12 March 2025
Grant agreements signed At least three (3) weeks before the planned action
Starting date of the meetings 7 April 2025
Ending date of the meetings 10 October 2025

 

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Grants awarded 2024

Dear EJN Contact Points,

In line with the procedure described in the call for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2024, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for application, as published on the EJN website.

The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award a maximum of 5.000 EUR per meeting and up to 95% of the eligible costs for the organization of the following meetings:

 

Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised Member States / Countries participating
CROATIA International judicial cooperation and mutual legal assistance with focus on organized crime and money laundering. Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo* (*this designation is made without prejudice to positions on status and is in accordance with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence).
GERMANY The transfer of proceedings in criminal matters. Germany, Austria, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
FRANCE The annual meeting of the EJN French contact points. France.
POLAND
  1. The role of the EJN in dealing with cooperation between national prosecutors and the EPPO.
  2. Assistance provided by the EJN in the context of the conclusions arising from the 10th Round of Peer Reviews on EIOs.
Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom.

 


 

Call for Applications for Financial Assistance regarding the organisation of EJN Regional and EJN National Meetings 2024

Dear EJN Contact Points,

Please find below the call for proposals for financial assistance for the organisation of EJN Meeting in the Member States - Regional and National meetings 2024.

The period for the meetings is between 8 April and 11 October 2024, therefore applications for financial assistance of the meeting taking place before and after this period will not be taken into consideration.

Should you be interested in applying, please read carefully the enclosed documents with the instructions and make sure to provide all the requested information.

Please note that in 2024 the maximum amount of EUR 5.000 may be awarded as financial assistance per Meeting as per Annual Work Programme of the EJN Secretariat.

The deadline for applications is 14 February 2024.

 

Stages Date/ period
Publication of the Call for Proposals 15 December 2023
Deadline for submitting applications 14 February 2024
Evaluation period 15 February – 1 March 2024
Notification of grant decision no later than 11 March 2024
Grant agreements signed At least three (3) weeks before the planned action
Starting date of the meetings 08 April 2024
Ending date of the meetings 11 October 2024

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    Application form 2024 (MS Word file)

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    Budget estimate 2024 - EJN regional/national meetings

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    Table for ceilings for the organisation of EJN meetings 2024

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Grants awarded 2023

Dear EJN Contact Points,

In line with the procedure described in the call for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2023, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for applications, as published on the EJN website.

The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award the meetings listed below:

Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised Member States / Countries participating Earmarked amount
SWEDEN Practical handling of some secret cross-border coercive measures. Belgium, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Norway. € 4,816.53
SLOVENIA International judicial cooperation with focus on EU instruments and new technologies in practice. Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy. € 5,468.30
SPAIN Spanish, Portuguese and Andorran judicial authorities meet to exchange information and best practices on EIOs and criminal under bilateral and multilateral treaties, as well as about practical issues regarding assets recovery and confiscation. Portugal, Andorra. € 5,304.45
AUSTRIA Digitalisation of Justice – Consequences for Judicial cooperation in Criminal Matters. Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Switzerland. € 4,719.27
GERMANY Enforcement of foreign judgement – sanctions involving the deprivation of liberty apart from prison regime. Austria, Czech Republic, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. € 4,337.89
POLAND Victims' rights in the light of the Regulation 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders - role of the EJN Contact Points in solving practical problems in connection with the implementation of the right to compensation and restitution in cross border cases. Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Slovak Republic, Sweden, United Kingdom. € 4,903.31
FRANCE The annual meeting of the EJN contact points. France. € 2,829.91

 


Further, the proposal listed below shall remain on the reserve list and will receive financing only if there will be funds available from the above mentioned meetings.

Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised Member States / Countries participating Earmarked amount
LATVIA International cooperation issues of freezing and confiscation of property belonging to persons listed under EU sanctions as well in parallel criminal proceedings. Cyprus, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden. € 9,879.24


The maximum amounts reimbursable will be only up to 95% of the actual eligible costs incurred for the organization of the given meeting.


Call for Applications for Financial Assistance regarding the organisation of EJN Regional and EJN National Meetings 2023

 

Dear EJN Contact Points,

Please find below the call for proposals for financial assistance for the organisation of EJN Meeting in the Member States - Regional and National meetings 2023.

The period for the meetings is between 01 April and 31 October 2023, therefore applications for financial assistance of the meeting taking place before and after this period will not be taken into consideration.

Should you be interested in applying, please read carefully the enclosed documents with the instructions and make sure to provide all the requested information.

Please note that since the 2022 Grant procedure the ceiling of EUR 5000 per application no longer apply, therefore it is very important that your budget estimate is as accurate as possible and cost-estimates are documented by offers, documents showing prices and similar supporting documents for the amounts indicated in each relevant cost category of 1. Accommodation 2. Travel-Transportation 3. Meeting venue-equipment 4. Meals and collation 5. Other direct costs.

The deadline for applications is 14 February 2023.

Stages   Date/period
Publication of the Call for Proposals   15 December 2022
Deadline for submitting applications   14 February 2023
Evaluation period   15 February – 1 March 2023
Notification of grant decision   no later than 10 March 2023
Grant agreements signed   At least three (3) weeks before the planned action
Starting date of the meetings   1 April
Ending date of the meetings   31 October 2023
     
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    Budget estimate 2023 - EJN regional/national meetings (MS Excel file)

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Grants awarded 2022

Dear EJN Contact Points,

In line with the procedure described in the call for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2022, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for applications, as published on the EJN website.

The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award the meetings listed below.

Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised Member States / Countries participating Earmarked amount
POLAND EJN Contact Points as facilitators of judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU with the special focus on electronic transmission of documents, transfer of proceedings and execution of freezing orders. UK Liaison Prosecutor € 2825.48
GERMANY Problems with the extending authorisation of extradition. AT, DE, FR, LI, LU, PL, SI, CH € 4140.62
LATVIA The Issues in Examination of Witnesses by Videoconference in cross-border Criminal Proceedings. FI, SE, EE, LT € 14389.21
       

The maximum amounts reimbursable will be only up to 95% of the actual eligible costs incurred for the organization of the given meeting.



Call for Applications for Financial Assistance regarding the organisation of EJN Regional and EJN National Meetings 2022

Dear EJN Contact Points,

Please find below the call for proposals for financial assistance for the organisation of EJN Meeting in the Member States - Regional and National meetings 2022.

The period for the meetings is between 01 April and 31 October 2022, therefore applications for financial assistance of the meeting taking place before and after this period will not be taken into consideration.

Should you be interested in applying, please read carefully the enclosed documents with the instructions and make sure to provide all the requested information.

Please note that the ceiling of EUR 5000 per application no longer apply, therefore it is very important that your budget estimate is as accurate as possible and cost-estimates are documented by offers, documents showing prices and similar supporting documents for the amounts indicated in each relevant cost category of 1. Accommodation 2. Travel-Transportation 3. Meeting venue-equipment 4. Meals and collation 5. Other direct costs.

The deadline for applications is 14 February 2022.

Stages Date/ period
Publication of the Call for Proposals  15 December 2021
Deadline for submitting applications  14 February 2022
Evaluation period  15 February – 1 March 2022
Notification of grant decision no later than 10 March 2022
Grant agreements signed  At least three (3) weeks before the planned action
Starting date of the meetings 1 April 2022
Ending date of the meetings 31 October 2022
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Grants awarded 2021

Dear EJN Contact Points,

In line with the procedure described in the call for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2021, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for applications, as published on the EJN website.

The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award a maximum of 5.000 EUR per meeting and up to 95% of the eligible costs for the organization of the following meetings:

Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised Member States / Countries participating
GERMANY Misinformation and misunderstanding in the context of the filling of the EAW sheet AT, FR, LU, NL, PL, CH, LI
POLAND The role of the EJN in facilitating cooperation in the area of freezing and confiscation of criminal assets on the basis of the new regime provided by the new Regulation 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of the freezing and confiscation orders. UK liaison magistrate
PORTUGAL Practical intervention of the EJN contact points as facilitators of the application of FWD 2002/584, 2008/909 and 2008/947. ES, FR, PT
       

 


 

Dear EJN Contact Points,

Please find below the call for proposals for financial assistance for the organisation of EJN Meeting in the Member States - Regional and National meetings 2021.

The period for the meetings is between 25 June and 5 December 2021, therefore applications for financial assistance of the meeting taking place before and after this period will not be taken into consideration.

For 2021, the EJN Secretariat has made arrangements to provide you with the possibility to organise your meeting until the beginning of December. This is to respond to potential postponements due to COVID-19. However, we would advise if you could plan the meetings up to November, and go further to the last part of November until 5 December only if no other possibilities are there. We would like to point out that if meetings take place late in the year, there might be potential delays in reimbursement and possible end of the year budgetary requirements from your Member State.

Should you be interested in applying, please read carefully the enclosed documents with the instructions and make sure to provide all the requested information.

Please note that at least three weeks before the commencement of the action all successful applicants have to submit by E-mail to the EJN Secretariat the Final Draft Budget Estimate with all the supporting documents and the Final Agenda of the Meeting (see: point 8 of Call for Proposals).

The deadline for applications is 03 May 2021.

Related documents:

» Call for proposals for EJN regional and national meetings, 2021
» Application form 2021 (MS Word file)
» Table for ceilings for the organisation of EJN meetings
» Budget estimate 2021 - EJN regional/national meetings
» Financial Identification Form
» Legal Entity Public Law Body

GRANTS AWARDED 2020

Dear EJN Contact Points,

In line with the procedure described in the calls for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2020, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for application, as published on the EJN website. The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award a maximum of 5.000 EUR per meeting and up to 95% of the eligible costs for the organization of the following meetings:

 

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Dear EJN Contact Points,

Please find below the call for proposals for financial assistance for the organisation of EJN Meeting in the Member States - Regional and National meetings 2020.

The period for the meetings is between 16 March and 9 October 2020, therefore applications for financial assistance of the meeting taking place before and after this period will not be taken into consideration.

Should you be interested in applying, please read carefully the enclosed documents with the instructions and make sure to provide all the requested information.

Please note that at least three weeks before the commencement of the action but not later than 25 May 2020 all successful applicants have to submit by E-mail to the EJN Secretariat the Final Draft Budget Estimate with all the supporting documents and the Final Agenda of the Meeting (see: point 8 of Call for Proposals).

The deadline for applications is 5 February 2020.


Related documents:

» Call for proposals for EJN regional and national meetings, 2020
» Application form 2020 (MS Word file)
» Table for ceilings for the organisation of EJN meetings
» Budget estimate 2020 - EJN regional/national meetings
» Financial Identification Form
» Legal Entity Public Law Body

 

GRANTS AWARDED 2019

Dear EJN Contact Points,

In line with the procedure described in the calls for proposals for funding for the organisation of Meetings of the Contact Points in the Member States - Regional and National meetings - 2019, the Evaluation Committee has assessed the proposals that were received within the deadline for application, as published on the EJN website.

The EJN Secretariat would like to inform that the Authorising Officer, as per recommendation of the Evaluation Committee, has decided to award a maximum of 5.000 EUR per meeting and up to 95% of the eligible costs for the organization of the following meetings:

 Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised

 Member States /

Countries Participating

EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /05 -Bulgaria Presentation of the Nordic Barnhaus Model. Best practice in interview with children in gathering of evidence in cyber crime cases and THB involving children.  NO, LT, LV, PO, RO, SI, BE
EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /07 -Belgium National meeting of the Belgian EJN Contact Points and the Contact Points of the National Network on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters.  BE
EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /08 -France  Retour d'expérience et échanges de bonnes pratiques des Points de Contact.  FR
EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /01 -Germany The practical relevance of assurances, conditions and guarantees within extradition and surrender proceedings.  DE, AT, FR, LI, LU, PO, CH
EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /02 -The Netherlands Strengthening mutual cooperation in mutual recognition of decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention and the mutual recognition to judgement in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the EU between NL, ES and IT (FD 829 and FD 909)  ES, IT
EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /04 -Poland  EJN, Eurojust and EJCN and their role in facilitating cooperation in criminal matters between judicial authorities of the EU.  PL

Further, the proposal listed below shall remain on the reserve list and will receive financing only if there will be funds available from the above mentioned meetings.

Applicant  Meeting Topic - Summarised  Member States / Countries Participating
EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /03 -The Netherlands The implementation and practical implication of Article 4a Framework Decision 2002/584.  PT, DE, SE, NL

The proposal listed below is not eligible, as not meeting the selection and eligibility criteria.

 Applicant Meeting Topic - Summarised Member States / Countries Participating 
 EJN /REG-NAT /2019 /06 -France Tripartite meeting France, Spain, Itally - Fight against organised crime, drug trafficking, money laundering.  FR, ES, IT