Meeting of the Consultative Forum of the Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of the Member States
At the initiative of the Board of Prosecutors General of Belgium, and in the framework of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, the Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of the Member States of the EU held a meeting in The Hague on 16 December 2010 , with the co-operation and support of Eurojust.
The ‘Consultative Forum of the Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions’ met again, after its first gathering under the Spanish Presidency, and agreed on its mandate.
The Consultative Forum is based upon, inter alia, the following principles:
- It shall assemble representatives from all Member States who hold the highest level positions within public prosecution systems;
- It shall meet at least once a year, at the invitation of the Member State holding the EU Presidency;
- and Eurojust shall be asked to host meetings of the Consultative Forum at its premises in The Hague.
The Consultative Forum has affirmed its main objective to promote the strengthening of the judicial
dimension of the EU’s internal security by:
- Based on their practical judicial experience, discussing the trends of criminality impacting the EU which could result in an input provided to Eurojust.
- Discussing, with a view to improving international judicial and police cooperation and contributing to a EU vision and sharing experiences of prosecution strategies and best practices: (1) In the main areas of serious and organised crime (such as trafficking inhuman beings, drug trafficking, terrorism, fraud, and other offences affecting the financial interests of the EU), (2) In the use of procedures, particularly investigative techniques and rules of evidence, and (3) In the use of practical cooperation measures, particularly the European Arrest Warrant and international letters rogatory;
- Contributing to the evaluation of lessons learned, in view of their integration into the next policy cycle.
- Based on their practical judicial experience, when appropriate, contributing to legislative initiatives taken at EU level.
The incoming Hungarian and Polish Presidencies have already announced their intention to convene
