24/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 24 November, the European Parliament rejected an initiative by several member states aimed at establishing a European crime prevention network (ECPN). The initiative, covered by the report by Sonia Alfano (ALDE, Italy), was rejected by a very large majority (642 to 10 and 9 abstentions). The EP justified its rejection by the fact that it plans to have new power of codecision under the Lisbon Treaty, saying: “Our rejection is to ensure the development...