In the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, the European Conference of Prosecutors will take place on May 5th in Palazzo dei Normanni, the Sicilian Regional Assembly’s headquarters.
The Conference is promoted by the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Court of Cassation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, in co-operation with the Council of Europe. It will focus on the Public Prosecutor’s independence and accountability – protecting individual rights and common challenges with respect to the protection of human rights -, on judicial co-operation in the investigation of transnational crimes, including in particular the offences against the environment and those committed by means of the information technology.
The plenary session will be opened by Prosecutor General of the Court of Cassation, Giovanni Salvi. Institutional greetings will be delivered by President of the Sicilian Regional Assembly, Gianfranco Miccichè and by Mayor of Palermo Leoluca Orlando. Introduction to the Conference will be provided by Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Benedetto Della Vedova and by Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić.
European Conference of Prosecutors in Palermo