10/07/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 10 July, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service emphasised the EU's strong opposition to the US Department of Justice's decision to reinstate the death penalty at federal level after a 17-year hiatus (see EUROPE B12305A25). At the end of June, the Supreme Court had refused to intervene in the Trump administration's decision to resume executions in mid-July. “We urge the US administration to reconsider and not proceed with the...