EESC opinion: Compensation to crime victims

EESC opinion: Compensation to crime victims

Key points :

The Committee endorses the broad lines of the proposed directive.

However, it feels that the directive should include the following elements:

  • A definition of crimes that comprises not only crimes against the victim's life, health or physical integrity, but also those against the victim's psychological health and integrity.
  • A detailed definition of the responsibilities of assisting authorities and of deciding authorities, along with a simplification of cooperation procedures between them so as to reduce bureaucracy and make it easier for citizens of the Member States to exercise the rights provided for in the directive.
  • Broader scope for the victim to receive advance payment.