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The Net­work of Pub­lic Pro­se­cu­tors or equ­i­va­lent ins­ti­tu­tions at the Sup­re­me Judi­ci­al Courts of the Mem­ber Sta­tes of the Euro­pe­an Union (Nadal Net­work) held their 15th Con­fe­ren­ce in Luxem­bourg on 27-28th May 2024. Dr. Péter Polt, Pro­se­cu­tor Gene­ral of Hun­gary has taken over the pres­iden­ti­al dut­i­es, as he was una­ni­mously elec­ted ear­li­er as Pres­ident of the Nadal Net­work.

 The objec­tive of the Nadal Net­work, foun­ded in 2009, is to pro­vi­de a forum and oppor­tunity for leaders of the hig­hest level pro­se­cu­ti­on offi­ces in the Mem­ber Sta­tes of the Euro­pe­an Union to share their exper­ti­se and pro­fes­si­o­nal expe­ri­en­ce.

It is a high hono­ur for the Pro­se­cu­ti­on Ser­vi­ce of Hun­gary that Dr. Péter Polt, Pro­se­cu­tor Gene­ral of Hun­gary has been elec­ted as Pres­ident of the Net­work, and at the 14th Con­fe­ren­ce he anno­un­ced that the Offi­ce of the Pro­se­cu­tor Gene­ral of Hun­gary will have the pri­vi­le­ge to host mem­bers of the Nadal Net­work in Buda­pest in May 2025. 

Pre­s­en­ta­tions at the 14th Con­fe­ren­ce focu­s­ed on coope­ra­ti­on with the EPPO, legal issues of using electro­nic data in cri­mi­nal cases, as well as on the fight aga­inst fraud. Par­ti­ci­pants of the event also revie­wed the func­tions, work and achi­eve­ments of Euro­just. In his pre­s­en­ta­ti­on, Dr. Péter Polt, Pro­se­cu­tors Gene­ral gave an over­view of the highly effi­ci­ent work of the Hun­ga­ri­an Nati­o­nal Desk at Euro­just.

At the Con­fe­ren­ce, Dr. Péter Polt and Laura Cod­ru­ta Köve­si, Euro­pe­an Chief Pro­se­cu­tor also held a sepa­ra­te, bila­te­ral con­sul­ta­ti­on, and both of them eva­lu­a­ted the coope­ra­ti­on bet­ween the two pro­se­cu­ti­on aut­ho­ri­ti­es, which was for­ma­li­zed and con­fir­med in a wor­king arrange­ment in April 2021, as effec­tive. During their talks, Dr. Péter Polt invi­ted the Euro­pe­an Chief Pro­se­cu­tor to a bila­te­ral mee­ting in Buda­pest, which Ms. Köve­si accep­ted.  

Our short video invi­ting mem­bers of the Nadal Net­work to next year’s con­fe­ren­ce and int­ro­du­cing the Pro­se­cu­ti­on Ser­vi­ce of Hun­gary can be wat­ched at the fol­lo­wing link.