On Wednesday, 20 November, Member States' ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) endorsed draft EU Council conclusions that encourage the use of alternatives to detention. The conclusions are expected to be formally adopted by European justice ministers on 3 December.
The subject has already been discussed on several occasions, most recently at the Justice Council meeting in July (see EUROPE B12300A2). This nevertheless remains a very sensitive subject for Member States and the draft text, which...