Thursday 21 October 2010

EU asserts rights of foreign accused to free interpretation

Chris Davies, MEP, has made sure that his local media in the north-west (like the Rochdale News) carry the story that Britons abroad in the EU who wind up in court can now be assured of free translation facilities, but the good news from Europe hasn't made it into the national media at the time of posting.

(The draft directive appears to be http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/09/st11/st11917.en09.pdf)

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