Cross-border support

Free movement within the EU leads to an increase in the number of individuals becoming a victim of crime in a Member State other than their own.

In such cases a single Member State or service provider may not be able to fully guarantee all rights of the victim, requiring cross-border cooperation and specific accommodation of victims who are non-nationals. The table below offers an overview of some issues relating to cross-border victim support, including the location in which crimes can be reported, whether the main support service provider is a member of a cross-border network, and the languages in which information is provided by support services.

 

Overview of issues relating to cross-border victim support
  Victims can report crimes in their own country if the crime was committed in another state Main generic victim support organisation maintains formal contact with victim support organisations in other countries Information is available to victims in different languages by victim support services
AT
BE
BG  
CY  
CZ
DE
DK
EE
EL    
ES
FI
FR
HR
HU
IE
IT  
LT  
LU
LV  
MT  
NL
PL
PT
RO    
SE
SI  
SK    
UK
Total 26 20 25