Brussels, 14/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - With its adoption of the report by Sarah Ludford (ALDE, United Kingdom) on Monday 13 January, the European Parliament's civil liberties committee called on the European Commission to reform the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) within the year.
MEPs say that this reform should include a clause on respect for fundamental rights and a “proportionality criterion” to prevent the EAW being misused or for minor offences. The rapporteur said that this reform...