| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Details | COM (2020) 258 |
| Publication Date | 24/06/2020 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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Summary: Communication published by the European Commission on 24 June 2020, which sets out the European Union's first ever Strategy on victims' rights. Further information: This first EU Strategy on victims’ rights frames the Commission’s work for the period 2020-2025. The strategy sets a number of actions, focusing on two main objectives: first, to empower victims to report crime, claim compensation and ultimately recover from consequences of crime; second, to work together with all relevant actors for victims' rights. Despite the existence of several legal acts concerning victims' rights - such as Directive 2012/29/EU, also known as Victims' Rights Directive - a number of reports showed that victims of crime still could not fully rely on their rights in the European Union (EU). Therefore, the starting point was set towards a better application of existing rules in practice. Where appropriate, the Commission set out to table proposals aimed at further strengthening those rules. |
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2020:258:FIN
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
