The Effective Prosecutorial – Law Enforcement Cooperation in Complex, Transnational Cases was the topic of discussion tackled by participants during the SEEPAG Conference that was held online, on 29 of April 2026, in the framework of the Hungarian Chairmanship of SEEPAG.
Opening remarks were addressed by the SEEPAG Chairperson, Dr. Janos Homonnai, the Head of Department for International and European Affairs within the Hungarian Prosecution Office, Mr. Barna Miskolczi, SELEC’s Director General, Dr. Oğuz Serkant Akın and SELEC’s Director for Legal and Internal Affairs, Mr. Jovan Peshevski.
Besides the SEEPAG Members and SELEC Liaison Officers, representatives from Australia, Czech Republic, European Judicial Network, Germany, GCC- Criminal Information Center to Combat Drugs, INTERPOL, Italy, Malta, Slovak Republic, UNODC ROSEE, US Department of Justice and US Customs and Border Protection, also participated actively to the discussions.
It was concluded that in complex, transnational cases, identifying the right authority to cooperate with is a must and the full range of cooperative measures designed to facilitate procedural legal assistance must be utilized. The widespread use of joint investigation teams in complex transnational cases and the involvement of international bodies in criminal cooperation, professional networks and also professional connections from international criminal and judicial programs are of outmost importance in order to ensure a swift and effective cooperation.
The 39th SEEPAG Conference, on special investigative measures, will be held at the beginning of October 2026, in Budapest/Hungary.
