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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10231
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha council

EU harmonises laws on translation and interpreting services in criminal proceedings

Luxembourg, 07/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 7 October, the Council of the EU decided to harmonise national rules on the granting of rights to translation and interpreting services for the accused in criminal proceedings. The draft directive has already been through its first reading at the European Parliament. It improves the rights of suspects and people involved in investigations who do not speak the language of the country where they are being investigated. They would be granted...

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