Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-12-13-Speech-2-241-375"
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"I welcome the adoption of this draft directive, which completes the arsenal of legal provisions we are currently developing at European level with regard to procedural guarantees. Indeed, in December 2009, the Council adopted the Stockholm programme, which defines the priorities for establishing a true European area of freedom, security and justice. This is an ambitious programme, especially as regards procedural guarantees, and one that involves the establishment of a minimum set of procedural rights for individuals facing criminal proceedings. It is essential to strengthen the rights of these individuals, and a balance must be restored between the considerable progress made with regard to cooperation on the accusation side, and the growing backwardness regarding the right of defence. The text adopted today is the second measure adopted in this area. Another directive on the right of access to a lawyer is currently being discussed within the European institutions, and a directive on legal aid is anticipated for 2012. The adoption of this directive represents real progress, but there is still some way to go to achieve true guarantees with regard to the right of defence within the European Union."@en1
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