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20th Conference of SEEPAG
 Ohrid, May 8th – 9th, 2012 - The 20th SEEPAG Meeting, having as topic “Criminal associations, types of organized criminal groups, cases processed in the SEEPAG countries, and problems that arise in practical work” was held on 8th – 9th of May 2012 in Ohrid, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, with the participation of all 13 SEEPAG Members, and representatives of Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC), Regional Cooperation Council, US Department of Justice and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Regional Programme: IPA 2010 “Fight against organized crime and corruption: Strengthening the Prosecutors´ Network” .
Mr. Ljupco Svrgovski, General Public Prosecutor of the host country, addressed the opening remarks, along with the SEEPAG Chairperson, Mr. Jovan Ilievski, and Mrs. Snejana Maleeva, SELEC Director for Legal and Internal Affairs.
During the meeting, Member States’ representatives presented their national legislation and jurisprudence related to the topic of the meeting. In addition, Mrs. Maleeva introduced the newly developed webpage of SEEPAG, which contains, inter alia, the basic legislation in penal matters of the SEEPAG countries as well as main international legal instruments related to the fight against organized crime. The developed website includes also useful tools for an efficient communication and cooperation among the SEEPAG Members.
The members decided that the next SEEPAG Meeting will take place in Skopje, in October 2012, having as topic: “The relation between the prosecution offices and media”.
Study Visit
 Bucharest, March 22nd, 2012 - In the framework of the implementation of the European Convention on Extradition, a delegation consisting of 18 Turkish organized crime prosecutors and judges paid today a study visit to SELEC Headquarters in Bucharest/Romania. The meeting was facilitated by the Turkish Ministry of Justice and Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument of the European Commission (TAIEX), being hosted by SELEC.
During the visit, the members of the delegation were introduced to the law enforcement cooperation created under the coordination of SELEC, along with the presentation of concrete cases. As well, discussions were held on how Turkey can improve its cooperation with SELEC on the prosecutorial side.
In the second part of the visit, the discussions were focused on the Southeast European Prosecutors Advisory Group (SEEPAG):
- Description of the structure, coordination and functions of SEEPAG;
- General overview on the legal basis for the cooperation between prosecutors and law enforcement agencies among SEEPAG Member Countries;
- Exchange of views and sharing of best practices in areas of common interest such as the enhancement of criminal justice measures within SEEPAG Member Countries and Turkey.
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