Justice Minister Charalambos Athanassiou and European Commission Vice-President and Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding referred to the progress made and the planned European policies in the field of justice.

The two officials gave a joint press conference on the work of the Greek presidency of the EU Council, which ends on Monday.

They stressed that important agreements have been reached and the roadmap in the field of Justice has been drafted while they also expressed their appreciation for the Greek presidency and the European policies in Justice.

Reding said that a new institution was born during the Greek presidency, that of the European Public Prosecutor. She also made an extensive reference to the legislative work achieved during the presidency and the foundations laid for future legislative work of the judiciary.

On his part, Athanassiou praised the contribution of Reding during the Greek presidency.