The Event was organised around a frame porgram of visits to the Council of Europe and the European COurt for Human Rights. Both organisations cordially welcomed the CPR Delegation and provided detailed insight into operations and actual priorities.

Thanks to the culinaric opportunities of the famous kitchen of Strasbourg, the workshop and operative meetings of the Summit were conducted at convention rooms of famous restaurants, which provided for motivated working attitude.

The annual review provided for a solid financial report and successfully conducted projects. Besides extension of activities at the Caucasus, various new opportunities were reviewed. Recently the participation of CPR in the Framework Consortium for DG JLS, lead by KANTOR Group, resuted in winning consulting contracts for technical assistance to the EC on Data Protection issues. 1 Project is closing in January 2009, another one is starting at the same time, concentrating on the challanges of modern IT and WEB interaction.

The stratgic outlook focused around the pending issue of participation in TWINNING Projects. The Chairman recently has settled an agreement for cooperation with CLC, a branch operation of the Austrian MoJustice, in order to join efforts in future Twinning proposals. CPR will seek to specialse on issues related to "Regulatory Impact Assessment", which seems to gain importance in the scope then many ongoing (lagal) reforms.
Another major opportunity has meanwhile moved a step further: CPR is shortlisted with a leading consortium for participating in the new Glaobal Framework Tender for Lot 7. In this context all members and colleagues are kindly requested to supply uodated CVs that underline the in skills and competence relevant to Lot 7 topics.

New CPR Members were voted in. The need to extend member skills towards public finance, auditing, structural funds and direct budget support is meanwhile more than transparen and colleagues were requested to intensify scounting in this direction.

Next CPR Meeting will be a General Assembly and was decided to take place in MADRID 23 May 2009. All Members are kindly requested to reserve this date in their schedule. Organisation will be taken by Peter Kolfertz and Felipe Ureta Redshaw.

A copy of the CPR Report of the Strasbourg Summit can be downloaded from this site by CPR Members!