Memo: Putting Victims first: Commission welcomes European Parliament vote to improve rights for 75 million crime victims

European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, has welcomed a vote by the European Parliament to back a new law improving rights for crime victims across the EU. The European Parliament voted in a first reading with an overwhelming majority (611 for, 9 against and 13 abstentions) to support the Commission's proposal for a directive setting out minimum rights for victims, wherever they are in the EU.

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ESO: Background Information: Press Release: European Commission ensures better protection of crime victims http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-ensures-better-protection-of-crime-victims/

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