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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10940

11 October 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 39
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) death penalty
EU and Council of Europe restate opposition

Brussels, 10/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - To mark the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the Council of Europe and the European Union, through Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, restated on 10 October “their strong opposition to the use of the death penalty”. In a joint statement, they underline the death penalty's “inhumane and cruel nature and its failure to prevent crime”. “Voices in...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL