European Union Brussels, 10 October 2008 European Union signs declaration against death penalty On the occasion of the World and European day against the death penalty, a Joint Declaration has been signed by the Presidents of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the European Commission, on the EU side, and by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The declaration confirms their commitment to continue to work towards the universal abolition of this punishment. Vice President Jacques Barrot, Commissioner responsible for freedom, justice and security stated" Europe has created a "de facto" death penalty-free zone stretching from Iceland in the west to Vladivostok in the east and from Norway in the north to the...
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