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The Rule of Law Programme for South East Europe (RLP SEE) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation is pleased to invite to participate in its regional expert conference on

Safeguarding Human Rights in Europe:

The Rights of Suspects and Defendants in Criminal Proceedings in South East Europe

which will take place in Bucharest, Romania from 14 May 2007 – 15 May 2007 at the Hotel Athenee Palace Hilton (1-3 Episcopiei Street, RO – 010292 Bucharest).

The conference will be organized in co-operation with the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe – Initiative to fight Organized Crime, SPOC Secretariat. The seminar will be held in English, Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbo-Croat, and German. Please find attached the conference programme for your information.

With this conference, the Rule of Law Programme wishes to contribute to an initiative during the German EU Council Presidency in the first half of 2007 the goal of which is to formulate and adopt a framework decision for minimum standards regarding the rights of suspected persons and their defense in criminal proceedings throughout the EU. To this end, we are currently carrying out a project which consists, inter alia, of a comparative law study on the procedural rights of defendants and the accused in the countries of South East Europe. The study will be presented in the context of the conference.

Please confirm participation in the conference via E-Mail to Mrs. Cora Motoc (cora.motoc@kas.ro).