EU Offenders to Get Better Rights if Tried Abroad

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Series Details 26.1.08
Publication Date 26/01/2008
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Report from an Informal Meeting of EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs, Brdo, Slovenia, 24-26 January 2008. The DW features highlights the discussion on absentia trials - criminal suspects -- but also ordinary citizens who cause trouble while on holiday abroad - are to be granted better rights when tried in a different EU member state.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3091063,00.html
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Slovenia: EU Presidency: Press Release, 26.1.08: Conclusion of informal council meeting of justice and home affairs ministers: to strengthen legal safety and fundamental rights in an area of freedom, security and justice http://www.eu2008.si/en/News_and_Documents/Press_Releases/January/0126JHA_MP_sporo__ilo.html
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