The project "Strengthening of the capacity of forensic system and inspection of the site of the event" is implemented withing the framework of the European Economic Area financial instrument 2014-2021 period program " International Police Cooperation and Combating Crime"
Project goal and achievable results:
The project will make a significant contribution to the provision of technical capacity and competence of experts of forensic institutions, which in turn will have a positive impact on the reduction of the overall duration of the examinations in one case and will improve the support of the forensic experts on the site of the event.
The project is implemented by:
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia.
National project partners: State Police, State Forensic Science Bureau, State Centre for Forensic Medical Examination.
Donor state/international project partner: National Criminal Investigation Service of Norway.
The total project funding is estimated at EUR 2 680 000, of which the EEA grant funding of 85% is EUR 2 278 000 and the national co-financing of 15% is EUR 402 000, complemented by a grant of EUR 171 000 from the Norwegian Grant Programme’s Bilateral Cooperation Fund.
The project will be implemented until 30 April 2024.
Information about the project is available here.