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 Grand Marina Congress Centre
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press conference on Friday 8 April at 12.15 am |
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The conference in pictures
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Picture Gallery |
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contacts |
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Pirkko Kauppinen
Chief of the media and communication Unit
Ministry of Justice of Finland
Tel
+358 50 565 81 73
Can Fisek
Council of Europe press officer
Tel
+33 (0)6 75 65 03 41
Arne Madsen
Council of Europe press correspondent
Tel +45 33 92 47 10 |
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reference site |
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Direction of Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe
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Justice ministers from the 46 Council of Europe member states today finalised two days of work by adopting five resolutions on debt problems, restorative justice, combating terrorism, judicial co-operation and the conditions of people detained in prison.
Meeting under the chairmanship of Finnish Justice minister Johannes Koskinen, some 35 ministers from all over Europe stressed the importance of promoting policies based on the social mission of the justice system. They made proposals concerning restorative justice, especially to meet the needs of victims and reintegrate delinquents into society.
The ministers also expressed their concern at the growing problems of debt in a credit society, that often results in social exclusion. (more...)
 Helsinki: Maud de Boer-Buquicchio called on member states to sign and ratify the European treaties
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Speech by Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic
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Speech by Serhiy Holovaty, Chairperson of the PACE’s Committee on Legal Affairs
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Speech by Ambassador Nehring, Permanent Representative of Denmark
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Speech by the Vice-President Franco Frattini, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security
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