Dublin, 23/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Justice Minister gave a cautious welcome to the Commission's proposals on the transmission of evidence between Member States, during Friday's informal JHA Council. Commissioner Antonio Vitorino presented the draft framework decision on a "European mandate on the taking of evidence", based on the mutual recognition of decisions to obtain evidence in criminal cases (see EUROPE of 18 November, p.17). It's a "modest proposal", he said, as it does...