V. Regional Central-European Forum of the Internal Protection Services

• General information on the 5^th Regional Forum
  
• The topic of the 5^th Regional Forum
  
• Time and the Venue of the Forum
  
• Participation
  
• Transportation
  
• Accreditation
  
• Language
  
• Declaration
  
• Accommodation
  
• Methods of payment
  
• Registration
  
• Address for correspondence

General information on the 5^th Regional Forum

Since 2005 the Forum has been held every year and it addresses all areas of fight against corruption, as well as the state of play, development and competences of regional internal protection services. The objectives of the Forum are to improve and develop cooperation, further contribute to the exchange of experiences and best practices, legislative solutions and legal instruments.

• The 1^st Central-European Forum was held in May 2005 in Budapest, the Republic of Hungary. The topic of the Forum was: “The establishment of the Regional Central European Forum of the Internal Control Services” and the participants were representatives of Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Serbia

• The 2^nd Forum was held in September 2006 in Bucharest, Romania. The topic of the Forum was: “European standards of the services for internal control and protection” and the participants were representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine

• The 3^rd Forum was held from 18 to 20 April 2007 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The topic was “New examples from practice for the protection and improvement of professional standards in law enforcement authorities” and the participants were representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia

• The 4^th Forum was held from 15 to 17 April 2008 in Slovakia, Časta Papiernička, near Bratislava. The topics were: “The development, state of play, expectations, status and competences of Central-European internal protection services” and “Legislative and legal instruments for the detection and investigation of cases of corruption”, and the participants were representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Ukraine

The topic of the 5^th Regional Forum

„The Importance of Complaints in the Protection of Human Rights and Suppression of Corruption”

Within the said topic we shall discuss methods of receiving and recording complaints which point out to illegal and unprofessional conduct of police and other employees, as well as their role and importance in the development of democratic standards, protection and promotion of human rights, control over the work of government agencies, in particular in the suppression and fight against corruption.

The representatives of the participating countries may, within the said topic, choose an area they would like to hold a presentation on.

The foreseen duration of each speech or presentation is up to 20 minutes.

With a view to ensuring the distribution of printed materials to all participants and the preparation of technical equipment necessary for the Forum, we kindly ask delegation members who will have presentations to submit these to the e-mail addresses stated in the registration form by 15 April 2009 at the latest.

• Registration form
• Agenda
  

Time and the Venue of the Forum

Participation

Transportation

• Map

Accreditation

Language

Declaration

Accommodation

Methods of payment 

Registration

Address for correspondence