In a nutshell, the Commission says that criminal provision essential to "for the effective implementation of Community law" should be adopted according to the Community procedure, and not under the intergovernmental method, which would continue to be used for cross-cutting criminal law provisions, such as cooperation between legal systems and measures relating to the area of freedom, security and justice.
Iepriekšējā plenārsesijā, šā gada 1. jūnijā pieņemtajā ziņojumā par transatlantisko attiecību uzlabošanu Parlaments aicināja Gvantanamo aizturēšanas centru nekavējoties slēgt, nodrošinot ieslodzītajiem piekļuvi taisnīgai tiesai.