Brussels, le 08/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - As anticipated, the European Commission on Wednesday 8 June adopted a new legislative initiative on guarantees of procedural rights for suspects and those accused of a crime, more specifically a proposal allowing any detainee, wherever in the EU they are, to have access to a lawyer as soon as possible, before their first session of questioning and for the duration of the proceedings. The proposal also brings in rights, across the member states, for...