U.S. and E.U. Reach Extradition Agreement
The European Union and the United States will sign an extradition agreement today that allows terrorism suspects to be handed over to U.S. authorities.
First, the good news:
The laboriously negotiated deal, part of Europe's response to the September 11 attacks, makes it clear that anyone likely to face execution will not be surrendered.
Other provisions of the agreement allow:
US and EU law enforcement agencies access to bank accounts in the fight against crime and terrorism, complementing the arrangements on cooperation between the FBI and Europol, the EU's police agency..... and the US to search containers leaving EU ports.
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