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7 November 2009
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EU to grant free interpretation rights to suspected criminals  
EU to grant free interpretation rights to suspected criminals
Justice Commissioner Barrot hailed the news

People in Europe facing criminal proceedings outside of their country of residence will be able to receive free interpretation and translations of procedural documents in their native language, justice ministers agreed last week (23 October).


EU to tackle digital book copyright in 2010  

The European Commission will establish "simple and cost-efficient rights clearance systems" on the digitisation of published works and their availability on the Internet, it announced this week (19 October).


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Digitisation of published works  [FR] [DE]

The EU has been busy scanning books and documents to improve citizens' access to culture and history, but its efforts have been overshadowed by Google's commercial push to digitise Europe's book heritage. (read more)

Sport & Intercultural Dialogue  [FR] [DE]

Already accepted as a tool for social integration, sport is also seen as a means of promoting intercultural understanding in an increasingly diverse Europe. (read more)

Language use in the EU  [FR] [DE]

Promoting a multilingual economy, giving citizens access to European Union information in their own languages and encouraging linguistic diversity through langauge learning: these are the principles underpinning the Commission's multilingualism policy. (read more)

 
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