Brussels, 10/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - On the occasion of World Anti Death Penalty Day on Friday 10 October, a joint declaration against the death penalty was signed by all of the institutions of the EU and by the Council of Europe. The declaration confirms the commitment of the European institutions to continue to work towards the universal abolition of capital punishment. "The EU has created a de facto death penalty-free zone stretching from Iceland in the west to Vladivostok in the east...