Ceist pharlaiminteach - P-000913/2020(ASW)Ceist pharlaiminteach
P-000913/2020(ASW)
Níl an doiciméad seo ar fáil i do theanga féin. Tá sé á thairiscint duit i dteanga eile i measc na dteangacha atá ar fáil sa roghchlár teanga.

Answer given by Mr Reynders on behalf of the European Commission

There are currently no specific EU rules relating to detention conditions . Member States have however agreed to respect the existing Council of Europe standards on the matter, such as the European Prison Rules 2006[1].

The Commission cooperates closely with the Council of Europe to address issues such as prison overcrowding. To that effect, the Commission has co-organised a High-Level Conference on Prison Overcrowding, which took place in April 2019[2].

Since 2016, the Commission also provides a direct grant to the Council of Europe aimed at the operation of a European Forum of independent prison monitoring bodies, the so-called National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs). It allows these bodies to meet regularly within an informal network to discuss detention matters and exchange best practices[3].

At EU level, Council Conclusions on Alternatives to Detention were adopted in December 2019[4] aiming at avoiding prison overcrowding.

The six directives adopted to strengthen the rights of suspects and accused persons that have been adopted at EU level[5] provide for certain procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings, including during pre-trial detention.

An nuashonrú is déanaí: 7 Aibreán 2020
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