Norway Grants
The Council of Europe has long been engaged in setting standards on human rights and furthering democracy and the rule of law across Europe. The close partnership between the EEA and Norway Grants (the Grants) and the Council of Europe draws on the Council’s wealth of experience and expertise in areas such as justice reform, fighting corruption, trafficking and gender-based violence and promoting equality and social inclusion.
The Council of Europe is involved in 19 programmes of the Grants, covering nine beneficiary countries. The Council of Europe gives advice in the development and implementation of programmes and also takes part in a number of projects.
Ongoing projects
Romania:
- Pre-defined Project “Strengthening the capacity of the pre-trial detention system to comply with the relevant international human rights instruments” (22 April 2014 – 30 April 2017)
- Project “Supporting Roma monitoring Committee in Romania” (18 May 2015 – 30 April 2017)
Czech Republic:
- Providing overall advice at programme level as Donor Programme Partner
Completed projects
Programme Area 30 – Schengen Cooperation and Combating Cross-border and Organised Crime, including Trafficking and Itinerant Criminal Groups
Bulgaria
- Pre-defined project “Human rights protection and further development of necessary skills and knowledge of police officers, especially those working in multi-ethnic environment, including Roma communities”
Programme Area 32 – Correctional service, including non-custodial sanctions
Bulgaria
- Pre-defined Project “Improving standard in prisons and investigative detention facilities by refurbishment of infrastructure to ensure respect of human rights”
- Pre-defined Project “Increasing the application of probation measures in compliance with European standards and programme for electronic monitoring in Bulgaria”
Latvia
- Pre-defined Project “Improving the Standard of Latvian State Police detention centres, including activities aimed at improving infrastructure, reducing/abolishing the current practice of administrative detention, changing the practice of returning remand prisoners for further investigation, ensuring adequate training for staff working at police detention facilities”
Launching conference of the SECURE Project in Romania, financed by Norway Grants
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Final workshop on good practices and case studies for police officers/staff in Romania
On 23-24 February 2017 the fifth and final workshop for 20 police officers/staff on international standards in pre-trial detention was organized in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This workshop marked end of a series of five workshops (from September 2016 to February 2017) for police officers and staff...
4th workshop on good practices and case studies for police officers/staff in Romania
On 26 – 27 January 2017 the forth workshop (out of five) for 20 police officers/staff on international standards in pre-trial detention was organized in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Two international experts provided training based on training material previously developed within the same project that...