The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area European Union Article 2 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,31 which is politically binding on EU member states, provides that no one shall be condemned to death or executed. On 1 February 2007, the European Parliament passed a resolution, in which it reiterated its long-standing position against the death penalty in all cases and in all circumstances, and called for a worldwide moratorium on executions to be established immediately and unconditionally with a view to the worldwide abolition of the death penalty.32 31  The presidents of the European Parliament, European Council, and European Commission signed and proclaimed the Charter on behalf of their respective institutions on 7 December 2000 in Nice, France. 32  European Parliament resolution on the initiative in favour of a universal moratorium on the death penalty, adopted on 1 February 2007, P6_TA-PROV (2007) 0018.