Brussels, 08/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 8 July, the European Commission adopted a proposal aimed to improve the protection of the rights of defendants, by giving them certain procedural rights in the framework of criminal proceedings. As we announced in the previous edition of our bulletin, the framework decision aims, amongst other things, to harmonise the right to interpretation and translation during criminal proceedings (EUROPE 9937).
A "step-by-step" approach. The main...