ECO-TERRORES - UE Cede às Pressões Americanas Sobre o TPI: Os países da União Europeia (UE) poderão seguir os passos de Timor, Israel ou Roménia e conceder aos Estados Unidos, no quadro de acordos bilaterais, uma imunidade relativa para os seus cidadãos perante o Tribunal Penal Internacional (TPI).
EU deal could give U.S. troops immunity: A deeply divided European Union agreed Monday to allow its 15 member countries to strike separate deals with the United States that would give U.S. soldiers and officials immunity from the International Criminal Court.
The decision by EU foreign ministers came after Britain, Italy and Spain broke ranks in favor of the U.S. position. Germany and France, among other EU countries, have consistently opposed separate deals with the United States.
[Memória:] Deal gave Europe's troops immunity: Despite intense European opposition to American efforts to limit the scope of an international criminal court, Britain, France, Germany and other European governments obtained written assurances last year that their own nationals serving in a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan would be immune from arrest or surrender to any international tribunal.