28/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - Olivier Dupuis MEP criticised the EU Council which, in answer to his oral question on the abolition of the death penalty, said: "Approaches made in this direction may greatly contribute to raising awareness even though, in the short term, they do not bear all their fruit. The EU remains determined to pursue, in the UN as elsewhere, its long term policy in favour of the universal abolition of the death penalty". Mr. Dupuis had proposed immediately handing over...