European Union Policy
Death Penalty Memorandum
The European Union (EU) is opposed to the death penalty in all cases and has consistently espoused its universal abolition, working toward this goal. In countries that maintain the death penalty, the EU aims at the progressive restriction of its scope and respect for the strict conditions, set forth in several international human rights instruments, under which the capital punishment may be used, as well as at the establishment of a moratorium on executions so as to completely eliminate the death penalty. The EU is deeply concerned about the increasing number of executions in the United States of America (USA),…
