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This paper starts by making a short exposition of the general policy framework within which we need to understand the Council’s Roadmap on the promotion of procedural guarantees in criminal proceedings and its connection with the Stockholm Programme. It provides an analysis of the proposed measures contained inside the Roadmap and reviews what has been proposed and addresses its compatibility with what should have been included with reference to the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court on Human Rights. The paper offers some critical reflections and suggests a set of policy recommendations aiming at improving a future common legislative framework on procedural rights in the EU.