International conference Prosecutors, Democracy and the Rule of Law - Reflections on the Review of the Statute of Prosecutors in Romania - September 28 – 29, Bucharest Organisers: Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés National Union of Judges of Romania Transparency International Romania The Friedrich Ebert Foundation The Rule of Law Program South East Europe – Konrad Adenauer Foundation The Ministry of Justice The General Prosecutor’s Office Day Hours Topics Speakers Friday 12 00 -13 00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 28.09. Mr . Bogdan OLTEANU – Pr esident , Chamber of Deputies 12 00 -19 00 Mrs. Dana GÎRBOVAN - Judge, President of the National Union of Judges of 00 30 13 -13 Opening addresses Romania Mr. Victor ALISTAR – Executive Director, Transparency International Romania Mr . Miguel CARMONA RUANO - Session I Moderator Mr. Mihai SELEGEAN – 13 30-18 30 Prosecutors in Continental Director of the National Institute of Europe Magistracy The Importance of the Status of the Mr. Miguel CARMONA RUANO – 13 30-13 50 Prosecutor for the Independence of the President of the Regional Tribunal of Courts of Justice Seville, MEDEL President Prosecutors in the Criminal Justice Mr. Vito MONETTI – Deputy Prosecutor System – the Mission of the 13 50-14 10 General, Rome, Italy; Vice-President of Consultative Council of European MEDEL Prosecutors (CCPE) The Prosecutor’s Career in Portugal: Mr. António CLUNY – Deputy 14 10-1430 Professional Training, Accountability Prosecutor General, Lisbon, Portugal; and HR Management’ Vice-President of MEDEL The Role of the Prosecutor in the Mr. Werner SACK, prosecutor, Frankfurt, 14 30-14 50 German Legislation Germany Can the Independence of Judges and 14 50-1510 Prosecutors Be a Guarantee of the Rule Mr. Luca de MATTEIS – Judge, Italy of Law? 15 10-15 30 COFFEE BREAK 15 30 -18 30 Debates 19 00 Dinner Day Hours Topics Speakers Saturday Moderator Mr. Razvan 09 00 -11 00 Key-note contributions 29.09. DUMITRESCU - journalist Subordination of Prosecutors to the Mr. Tudor CHIUARIU – Minister of 09 00 -09 15 Ministry of Justice - Type, Conditions 900 -19 00 Justice, Romania and Rationale of Subordination Mr. Dan CHIUJDEA – Vice-President How to Guarantee Functioning of the Superior Council of Magistracy, 09 15 -09 30 Independence to Prosecutors Head of the Prosecutors’ Section, Romania The Role of the General Prosecutor’s Office in a Democratic Society – the Mrs. Laura Codru7a KÖVESI – 09 30-09 45 Relationship Between and Among General Prosecutor, Romania Prosecutors, the Ministry of Justice and the Superior Council of Magistracy Mr. Sergiu ANDON – Member of the Reflections on the Institution of the 09 45 -10 00 Legal Committee of the Chamber of Prosecutor in Romania Deputies Mr. Victor ALISTAR – Executive The Prosecutor: Magistrate or Executive Director, Transparency International 10 00 -10 15 Agent? Romania 10 15 - 11 00 Debates 1100 -11 30 COFFEE BREAK Session II Moderator Mr. Victor ALISTAR – 30 00 Basic Principles of the Statute of 11 -13 Executive Director, Transparency the Prosecutor in the Romanian International Romania Legislation The Statute of the Prosecutor in the Mr. Gheorghi7a MATEU7 – Professor, 11 30 -11 50 Romanian Legislation. History, Status Babes Bolyai University, the Law Quo and Trends Faculty, Cluj Napoca The Independence of the Judicial System Mrs. Iulia CRI7AN – Prosecutor, 11 50-12 10 According to Art. 6 of ECHR. The Prosecutor’s Office of the Courthouse Position of the Prosecutor in the System of Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania Mr. Adrian NEAC7U – Judge; 1210-12 30 Judges vs. Prosecutors? President of Vrancea Tribunal; SoJust President Mr. Codru VRABIE – Board Member, 12 30 -12 50 The Prosecutor and the Public Integrity Transparency International Romania 1250 -14 00 LUNCH BREAK 14 00 -16 00 Debates and conclusions Moderator Mr. Victor ALISTAR – Executive Director, Transparency International Romania Mrs. Lavinia LEFTERACHE – 16 00-16 15 Assessment of the debates. Conclusions. Deputy Director, National Institute of Magistracy, Romania Author s of draft declaration: Mrs. Dana GÎRBOVAN – Judge; President of the National Union of Adoption of the ‘Bucharest 16 15 -16 30 Judges of Romania (UNJR) Declaration’ Mr. Hora7ius DUMBRAV7 – Judge; founder of the National Union of Judges of Romania (UNJR 30 30 16 -17 Press conference .