Senior prosecutors from all member states and observer states of the Council of Europe (CoE) will attend the European Conference of Prosecutors, which will take place on 5-6 May 2022, in Palermo, Italy. Cyprus will be represented at the Conference by the Attorney General of the Republic Mr. George Savvidis and the Assistant Attorney General Mr. Savvas Angelides, having accepted the invitation of the Attorney General of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation Mr. Giovanni Salvi.
The Conference is co-organised by the Consultative Council of European Public Prosecutors (CCPE) and the Government of Italy, in the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE.
The aim of the Conference is to bring together senior officials of prosecuting authorities, with a view to a fruitful exchange of views on the perspectives and challenges facing the countries of the Council of Europe with regard to the independence and accountability of prosecuting authorities more broadly.
In particular, the Prosecutors will discuss issues related to prosecutorial independence, autonomy and accountability in relation to the common challenges faced by States in defending and safeguarding human rights, as well as the common challenges at the legal level arising from cybercrime and legal aid procedures.
Speakers at the Conference will include, among others, the President of the Italian Republic, Mr. Sergio Mattarella, former Judges of the European Court of Human Rights, the President and members of the Venice Commission, the Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), Prosecutors General of several Member States, Italian government officials and members of the Italian judiciary.
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