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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8308

30 September 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 36 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/justice
European Parliament approves draft directive on free legal aid for cross-border civil law cases

Brussels, 30/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - There is wide support at the European Parliament for the European Commission's draft directive on granting free legal aid to people without the necessary resources to be able to take part in civil law cases, as defendant or , in Member States other than the one where they reside. The report by Giacomo Santini (Forza Italia), approved by 441 to 86 with 16 abstentions, only suggests a few amendments to provide more details about various articles of the...

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