Brussels, 11/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 8 February, the Portuguese Presidency released the following statement on behalf of the EU.
"The European Union opposes the death penalty in all cases. The European Union considers that the abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights and reaffirms its objective to work towards its universal abolition or at least the introduction of moratoria on executions as a first...