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Launch of the Security and Public Safety (Justice) Programme: Switzerland and Romania strengthen their cooperation to consolidate the rule of law


The Security and Public Safety Programme, financed under the Swiss–Romanian Cooperation Programme as part of the second Swiss Contribution and managed by the Ministry of Justice as Programme Operator, was launched on Wednesday, 3 December, in Bucharest. The programme supports the Romanian state’s capacity to respond to increasingly complex challenges in the fields of criminality and citizen protection.

As the National Coordination Unit, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for ensuring coherence, continuity and stability across the entire Swiss–Romanian Cooperation Programme. The event reconfirmed the need for strong and timely coordination, capable of supporting projects as they advance and of providing judicial institutions with the predictable framework they require to operate effectively.

Attending the event, the Minister of Finance, Alexandru Nazare, highlighted the strategic role of the programme in modernising judicial instruments and strengthening the rule of law.

“This is a well-targeted programme, built on solid Swiss expertise, exactly in the areas where Romania needs support the most: financial crime, the use of specialised investigative software, damage recovery and the protection of vulnerable individuals,” he stated in his intervention.

The programme has a total budget of CHF 11.76 million, of which CHF 10 million represent non-reimbursable funding. Its structure addresses key areas of today’s justice system: combating organised crime, corruption and financial offences; investigating digital crimes; strengthening the national asset-recovery framework; and developing a child-friendly justice system. Each component is based on the experience accumulated during the first Swiss Contribution and on sustained dialogue with judicial institutions and Swiss partners.

The Security and Public Safety (Justice) Programme provides the judicial system with modern tools, specialised training and international expertise, bringing together the contributions of the Prosecutor’s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, the National Anticorruption Directorate, ANABI, the Superior Council of Magistracy, the National Institute of Magistracy and Swiss partners such as the Basel Institute. Experts present at the conference emphasised the integrated nature of these interventions and their potential to strengthen operational coherence across institutions in a field where case complexity continues to grow.