Brussels, 18/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 17 December, the European Parliament's civil liberties (LIBE) committee adopted (44 votes in favour, one against and one abstention) the compromise reached with the Council at the end of November on freezing and confiscating the assets of criminal groups, a press release states. The directive - which was proposed in 2011 - should enable the competent national authorities to confiscate and recover profits generated by organised crime. The EU...