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EU: European arrest warrant still 'delivering injustice'

01 July 2010

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European arrest warrant still 'delivering injustice' (euobserver, link) European Arrest Warrant (EAW) statistics: the European arrest warrant – Year 2009 (pdf). Poland (4,844), Germany (2,433), and France (1,240) issued the most EAWs in 2009. Similarly, Poland (3,957), Germany (2,433) and France (935) transmitted EAWs via the Schengen Information System (SIS). The respective figures for the effective surrender of the person sought were Poland (1,367), Germany (777) and France (420) - these figures may include EAWs issued in 2008. The EU states receiving the most EAWs in 2009 were: Spain (1,629), France(967), Netherlands (683), Czech Republic (310) and Poland (683). The numbers arrested under a EAW were: Spain (1,232), Germany (1,208), France (789) and Ireland (463). In Spain 504 people consented to the surrender and 740 did not and in the Netherlands 67 consented and 341 did not. No figures are given on the number of convictions following the issuing of an EAW. No figures were provided by the UK.

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