European Union justice and interior ministers have agreed that member states can deploy special police units to tourist hotspots across Europe to handle complaints and problems when their citizens get in trouble with the law.
The EU-wide plan would see national police officers stationed abroad for several months at a time where large numbers of their nationals go on vacation or are attending a sports event.
"If you are abroad and you have been pickpocketed ... you will want local police that speak your language to help to solve the problem," said French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, who was chairing security talks in Cannes on …
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