translate English to French: How one can have capital punishment and at the same time ask to join the European Union is something that still astounds me, but I am even more astonished that there is talk of granting candidate status to a country that has not yet abolished capital punishment.
Comment peut-on maintenir la peine de mort et demander dans le même temps à adhérer à l'Union européenne ? J'en reste encore aujourd'hui pantois.