Deputy Minister of Justice Ioannis Bougas will travel to Luxembourg on Tuesday to sign Council of Europe Convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer. 
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Justice, the presidents of the Greek Bar Associations will be present at the signing of the convention.

The Council of Europe convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer is a response to the increasing number of attacks on lawyers practising their profession, whether in the form of harassment, threats or attacks, or interference in the exercise of their professional responsibilities.