Defendants' rights to proper translation when involved in a criminal case in an EU member state whose language they do not speak are facing yet another delay due to an inter-institutional power struggle.
The cause is noble: ensuring minimum common EU standards for defendants when they do not speak the language of the country.
The European Commission on Tuesday tabled new legislative proposals to this aim. "Today we are taking a first important step towards a Europe where justice ...
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