Brussels, 20/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - On the occasion of the first World Day against the Death Penalty, on 10 October 2003, the Italian Presidency issued a declaration on behalf of the European Union. An extract of this declaration reads: "The European Union's aspiration is to see the death penalty abolished in law and in practice in every country in the world, in times of peace and war. The EU calls upon countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty to at least introduce a...