The European Union opposed the resumption of executions in the United States

The European Union protested against the resumption of the death penalty in the United States. The corresponding statement was issued on July 10 by the European Foreign Relations Service. The European Union strongly opposes the decision of the US Department of Justice to resume the death penalty at the federal level after a 17-year hiatus, the report said. The EU called on the US administration to abandon the death penalty, as this contradicts general trends around the world. Brussels believes that the death penalty violates human rights to life, and is also an ineffective means of deterring crime. According to the news agency, on July 13, the United States plans to carry out three death sentences. The execution will take place for the first time in 15 years. The decision to resume death sentences was made at the federal level in 2019.