20/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – A public consultation launched by the European Commission on Monday 19 July will remain open until 25 October and will look at the application of the Victims' Rights Directive (2012/29/EU), which establishes minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime by ensuring that affected people (75 million per year in the EU) are recognised and treated with respect. The objective of the institution is to collect data, information and feedback on the application of this directive, which came into force in 2015. It will then be possible to measure its effectiveness and therefore feed into the ongoing evaluation of this legislation. The consultation forms part of the Commission’s first ever strategy on the rights of victims of crime, as presented in June 2020 for the period 2020–2025 (see EUROPE 12513/11, 12485/14). To participate: https://bit.ly/36P2pGG (AN)