The initiative overlaps with the Commission's broader efforts to help victims of crime in the EU (IP/11/585) and follows recent endorsements by the European Parliament and the Council of the Commission's proposal on minimum rights for crime victims (MEMO/12/541).
Algatus kattub komisjoni laiemate jõupingutustega ELi kuriteoohvrite abistamiseks (IP/11/585) ja on jätkuks Euroopa Parlamendi ja nõukogu poolt hiljuti heaks kiidetud komisjoni ettepanekule, mis käsitleb kuriteoohvrite miinimumõigusi (MEMO/12/541).