The Conference was organised in cooperation with the Prosecutor general of Hungary and brought together high level prosecutors from all Council of Europe member States.

The main theme of the Conference was: “The relationship between public prosecutors and the police”. Other important themes concerned: the prosecutors' competencies outside the criminal field and the Guidelines of ethics and conduct for public prosecutors.

In preparation to the Conference, its coordinating Bureau prepared two questionnaires with a view to collecting information concerning the present situation of Public Prosecution in Europe with regard to the themes addressed at the Conference.