Rights of suspects and defendants

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Proposal from Commission: COM (2004) 328, 28 Apr. 2004
EP committee Buitenweg report adopted (A6-0064/2005)
EP plenary plenary vote 11 April 2005
Council discussions in working group started in September 2004; Hague Programme calls for adoption by end of 2005; progress report at 1-2 Dec. 2005 JHA Council; report to JHA Council, 27-28 April 2006; discussed by JHA Council, 1-2 June 2006; discussed at JHA Council, 4-5 Dec. 2006; April 2007 JHA Council agreed to continue work, with a view to agreement in June 2007; June 2007 JHA Council could not agree upon text
Status Commission announed withdrawal of proposal (see: COM (2009) 338)

 

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