Brussels, 02/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Portuguese Presidency released the following statement on behalf of the European Union on the decision by Ukraine's Parliament to abolish the death penalty.
"The European Union welcomes the decision of the Parliament of Ukraine to abolish the death penalty and to ratify Protocol 6 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of the death penalty.
The EU considers that abolition of...