Posted AT 10:11 AM EDT on 24/02/05
Europe shelves ban on Nazi symbols
Brussels —
European Union justice and interior ministers shelved on Thursday proposals to ban the use of Nazi symbols after failing to agree on how such a ban could help fight racism and anti-Semitism.
Officials said Britain, Denmark, Hungary and Italy voiced concerns that a ban of symbols such as the swastika could curb rights to freedom of expression rights.
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