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CEP at the 34th PC-CP meeting: New roles and key discussions
Jana Spero, CEP Secretary General, actively participated in the 34th Working Group meeting of the Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) held in Strasbourg from March 20th to 22nd, 2024.
We’re delighted to announce that Ms. Danijela Mrhar Prelic, a member of the CEP Board, has joined the PC-CP as a new working group member. Furthermore, Ms. Maria Lindstrom, formerly a policy officer at CEP, has been appointed as the new Vice-chair of PC-CP. This session marked the inaugural leadership of Ms. Laura Negredo Lopez as the Chair of PC-CP.
The meeting centered around crucial discussions on mental health, education, and the strategic groundwork for the forthcoming 29th Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services (CDPPS) scheduled in June 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria. >>Click for more info about this event.
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