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"Winning people’s trust in the justice system is one of the European Union’s top priorities.
I welcome the Commission’s overall concept of establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, provided that there is a greater focus on support services for victims who are at a particularly high risk of suffering further harm or intimidation during criminal proceedings.
Recent estimates put the annual cost of crime to victims, employers, the state and society as a whole in the EU at EUR 233 billion. These costs result not just from the crimes themselves but from the lack of appropriate support for victims. I therefore welcome any effort to strengthen victim’s rights and to provide adequate support services, as these should be seen as cost-effective measures that will positively contribute to facilitating the reporting of crimes, and to maintaining the sustainability of national justice and health systems.
I also consider it crucial that the directive provides a unified definition of ‘victim’ that grants the status of victim not only to the persons harmed by the offence, but also to close family members."@en1
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