Third High-level meeting of the Ministries of the Interior - Fight against terrorism and organised crime to improve security in Europe 17 -18 March 2005, Warsaw (Poland)
conference venue Hotel Sofitel Victoria Warsaw (Poland)   press conference press conference on Friday 18 March at 1 p.m.   press information Contact   reference site Direction of Legal Affairs of the Council of Europe		Interior Ministers from Council of Europe member states met in Warsaw for a conference reviewing new measures at European level to combat terrorism and organised crime.( 17 and 18 March). They focused on special investigative techniques, the protection of witnesses, controlling money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The conference was opened by Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis. (more...)		documents Programme (Pdf) List of documents Speeches   see also Questions and answers   theme files Fight against terrorism Organised crime   publications Dirty money - The evolution of international measures to counter money laundering and the financing of terrorism (2004) Human rights and the fight against terrorism - The Council of Europe Guidelines (2005) The fight against terrorism - Council of Europe standards (2004)   photos The conference in pictures
		Interior Ministers promote new legal ''tools'' to fight terrorism and organised crime (more...) Resolution Terry Davis: ''We cannot afford to wait for further terrorist attacks before acting'' (more...) Speech Ryszard Kalisz : ''It is very important that countries work together to combat terrorism'' Interview Speech (Polish version) Interview with Gertraude Kabelka, chairwoman of the Codexter experts group Interview Prevention of Terrorism : draft Convention submitted to comments (more...) Draft convention (Pdf)