EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER PROPOSED BY SEVEN EU GOVERNMENTS
July 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE CREATION of a European [Union - EU] Investigation Order (EIO) for criminal matters has been proposed by seven EU member states. It would allow national courts to order judicial or police investigations in another EU country, collecting evidence for a possible trial. The idea is backed by Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden and has been discussed by the EU Council of Ministers.
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THE CREATION of a European [Union - EU] Investigation Order (EIO) for criminal matters has been proposed by seven EU member states. It would allow national courts to order judicial or police investigations in another EU country, collecting evidence for a possible trial. The idea is backed by Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Austria, Slovenia and Sweden and has been discussed by the EU Council of Ministers.
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