Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ)
EU Transparency Register
987246143529-12 First registered on 14 Jul 2021
Goals / Remit
The European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) is the leading European network for supporting the development of restorative justice (RJ) in Europe. Founded in 2000, the EFRJ is a membership organization that currently comprises around 450 members (individual or organizational), from Europe and beyond. The EFRJ strives to bring together researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in RJ, with the aim of helping to establish and develop high-quality RJ practices. To achieve this aim, the EFRJ promotes international information exchange and mutual assistance; encourages the development of effective RJ policies, services and legislation; explores and develops the theoretical basis of RJ by stimulating research; assists in the development of principles, ethics, training and good practice. The EFRJ focuses on the application of RJ to criminal matters but other areas, such as family, school and community mediation, are not excluded. Our mission is that every person in E (...)
Main EU files targeted
We are currently targeting the following EU initiatives, policies and legislative or non-legislative files:
• Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision
2001/220/JHA.
• Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA
• REPORT of the EU Parliament on the EC proposal for amending Directive 2012/29/EU
• Council Decision on the EC proposal for amending Directive 2012/29/EU
• COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION of 23.4.2024 on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child
• European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 April 2024 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters
• EU Strategy on victims' rights (2020-2025). COM(2020) 258 final.
• New EU strategy on the Rights of the Child 2021- 2024.
• Council conclusions on alternative measures to detention: the use of non-custodial sanctions and measures in the field of criminal justice (2019/C 422/06).
• European judicial training strategy for 2021-2024. COM(2020) 713 final.
• EU Directive 2008/99/EC on Environmental Protection through Criminal Law.
• Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. COM/2020/152 final.
• LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025. COM(2020) 698 final.
• EU Directive 2024/1385 on combating violence against women and domestic violence
Participation in EC public consultations:
• EC open consultation on the revision of the Victims’ rights Directive launched in August 2023
• Open consultation Criminal justice – EU rules on victims’ rights (update) launched in March 2022
• Open consultation of the EC - Combating gender-based violence – protecting victims and punishing offenders by submitting our feedback to the proposed Directive on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
• Call for evidence on Criminal justice – EU rules on victims’ rights (update) launched in December 2021
• Commission public consultation on the evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive (launched in July 2021)
• Commission public consultation on the new EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights 2020 – 2025 (launched in March 2020).
• Commission public consultation on the new EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child 2021 - 2024 (launched in July 2020)
• Commission public consultation on the EU environmental law – better access to justice (launched in October 2020 ).
• Commission public consultation on Environmental crime – improving EU rules on environmental protection through criminal law (launched in February 2021).
• Commission open consultation on Combating gender-based violence – protecting victims and punishing offenders (launched in February 2021).
• Commission open consultation to the roadmap on Hate speech & hate crime – inclusion on list of EU crimes.
• Commission public consultation on Supporting crime victims – evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive (2012/29/EU): feedback on Roadmap (launched in December 2020).
• EFRJ feedback and recommendations on the EC Recommendation on Integrated child protection systems (May 2024)
• EFRJ feedback to the EC concerning the inclusion of restorative justice (RJ) in the new Strategy on Judicial Training (May 2024)Address
Head Office
Herbert Hooverplein 10
Leuven 3000
BELGIUMEU Office
Herbert Hooverplein 10
Leuven 3000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The EFRJ has currently 5 employees, 1 full time and 4 part-time, all together 4 full time equivalents. Not all the employees are involved in the activities covered by the register and not all working hours by employees indicated above fall under the activities of the register.
In the above table we included our Chair and 2 additional members of the Board (25% each, non-remunerated), who are involved in the activities falling under the register. The other 6 members of the Board are only occasionally involved, and mostly only through our events, therefore they are not indicated above.Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Criminal Justice Platform Europe:
Together with other two organisations committed to address criminal justice issues in Europe, the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) is part of the Criminal Justice Platform Europe (CJPE). Since 2012, CJPE brings together three organizations working in the fields of detention (EuroPris), Probation (Confederation of European Probation, CEP) and Restorative Justice (EFRJ) ‘to reduce re-offending and the impact of crime and to improve methods of working with victims, communities and offenders throughout Europe.’ he CJPE’s members are equally represented. It is a non-statutory collaboration. The Ministry of Justice in Catalonia supports the CJPE and provides meeting and administration resources in the Centre for Legal Studies in Barcelona.
We have a memorandum of understanding signed with the European Family Justice Center Alliance and with the CFJ-EN – Child Friendly Justice European Network.
We cooperate on a regular level with Victim Support Europe, with the European Forum for Urban Security and with Terre des Hommes.
We collaborate with the EU RAN Network and we are members of the EU FRA Fundamental Rights Platform.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
689,886€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contributions
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Commission - Justice Programme - Operating Grant 389,481€ Grant European Commission - Justice Programme 359,808€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Projects:
We are currently involved as partners in the following EU funded projects:
- i-Restore 2.0 - For Accessible Quality Restorative Justice processes for children in contact with the law in Europe (2022-2024): https://www.euforumrj.org/en/irestore-2022-2024
- Erasmus+ project "CROSSING PROTECT": https://www.euforumrj.org/en/crossing-protect-2024-2026
Papers:
• From survivors to survivors. Conversations on restorative justice in cases of sexual violence (May 2024)
• A journey around restorative cities in the world: a travel guide (January 2024)
• ACCESS TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. Research Brief (2023)
• RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM. Policy Brief of the European Forum for Restorative Justice (2022)
• Restorative justice in cases of violent extremism and hate crimes. Practice paper by the EFRJ Working Group on Violent Extremism (2021)
• EFRJ feedback on the EC proposed amendments to the Victims’ Rights Directive
• EFRJ Policy news - https://www.euforumrj.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/EFRJ_Policy_News_Autumn_2022_issues1-2.pdf
• EFRJ feedback on restorative justice in the proposed Directive on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
• EFRJ position paper to the EC on the evaluation of the implementation of restorative justice provisions in the Victim’s Rights Directive
• EFRJ feedback to EU Strategy on victims' rights (2020-2025)
• EFRJ and Terre des Hommes joint position papers on the new EU strategy on the Rights of the Child (2021–2024)
• EFRJ feedback on the EU environmental law – better access to justice
• EFRJ feedback on the roadmap on Hate speech & hate crime – on the inclusion on the list of EU crimes
• Briefing Paper about the Regulation of Restorative Justice in the Directive 2012/29/EU
• Restorative Justice in The Victims’ Directive: survey results
• Restorative Justice for Victims (infographic)
• Practice Guide: Implementing Restorative Justice with Child Victims
• EFRJ thematic brief: Restorative Justice and Sexual Violence
• EFRJ thematic brief: Restorative Justice and Violent Extremism
• EFRJ thematic brief: Restorative Justice and Child Justice
• EFRJ thematic brief: Restorative Justice and Alternatives to Detention
• Restoring the Future. Towards a restorative environmental justice praxis
• EFRJ Manual: Values and Standards for restorative justice practices
In 2018 the EFRJ published a Practice Guide on Values and Standards for restorative justice practices to support the field of the restorative justice in Europe by offering this reference point for high quality restorative justice practices and to help the implementation of the Victims’ Rights Directive and the EU strategy on victims’ rights, which call for safeguards to ensure secure participation of victims in RJ processes.
Events:
We are following the EU policies on violent extremism. We cooperated with the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN): we co-organised with RAN EXIT and RAN RVT an event in Dublin (3-4 December 2019) on RJ approaches relevant for exit work and addressing victims and offenders’ needs. We co-drafted an Ex Post paper (here the link to the paper).
European Restorative Justice Policy Network (ERJPN):
In 2018, with the support of the Justice Programme of the European Commission, we set up this new network of policy makers with the aim to bring together representatives of the Ministries dealing with restorative justice or related matters in each EU member state and beyond. 22 countries replied positively to our invitation to join the ERJPN, welcoming the creation of this policy network. We organise an annual event during which we inform and discuss relevant international and European policies and legislations: https://www.euforumrj.org/en/european-restorative-justice-policy-networkOther activities
On 1 September 2020, the European Commission invited the EFRJ to become a member of the Victims’ Rights Platform. Since then we are active members of this new Platform.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared