03/12/2019 (Agence Europe) – The European Ministers of Justice, meeting in Council format, adopted a series of conclusions on Tuesday 3 December. First, they adopted the EU Council’s conclusion on strengthening protections of the rights of victims of crime, which invites the Commission to develop a strategy for 2020-2024 covering all victims of crime(see EUROPE B12373A15). They also adopted conclusions encouraging the use of alternative measures to detention (see EUROPE B12374A17)....