(Recommendation 3)
 Calls on the Council to adopt a framework decision establishing measures governing and guaranteeing
the implementation of a European search and arrest warrant with a view to combating terrorism inthe context of action against crime, whether organised or not, trafficking in human beings and crimesagainst children, illegal trafficking in drugs and arms, and corruption and fraud, taking due account, inthe event of more than one offence having been committed, of the gravity of each offence.
(Recommendation 4)
 Calls on the Council to adopt the appropriate legal instruments for the approximation of national
legislation concerning the compensation of victims of terrorist crimes.
2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council and, for information, to the
Commission, as well as to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.
2. Road transport and combined transport between the EU and Romania ***I
(procedure without report)
C5-0273/2001
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending the Regulation (EC) No 685/
2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001 in order to foresee for the
distribution of authorizations among Member States received through the Agreement between theEuropean Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods byroad and the promotion of combined transport (COM(2001) 334  C5-0273/2001  2001/
0138(COD))
(Codecision procedure: first reading)
The proposal was approved.
3. EC-Romania transport agreement ***
A5-0268/2001
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the
conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania establishing certainconditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of Combined Transport (8010/1/
2001  COM(2001) 45  C5-0317/2001  2001/0032(AVC))
(Assent procedure)
The European Parliament,
 having regard to proposal for a Council Decision (COM(2001) 45) (
1),
 having regard to the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Romania
establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of CombinedTransport (8010/1/2001),
 having regard to the Councils request for Parliaments assent pursuant to Article 300(3), second sub-
paragraph, in conjunction with Article 71 and 93 of the EC Treaty (C5-0317/2001),
(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 226.21.3.2002 EN C 72 E/141 Official Journal of the European Communities
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 having regard to Rules 86 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism
(A5-0268/2001),
1. Gives its assent to the conclusion of the agreement;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States and Romania.
4. Cultural cooperation in the European Union
A5-0281/2001
European Parliament resolution on cultural cooperation in the European Union (2000/2323(INI))
The European Parliament,
 having regard to Articles 1 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 3, 5, 151 and 192 of
the Treaty establishing the European Community,
 having regard to Rules 59 and 163 of its Rules of Procedure,
 having regard to its resolution of 11 March 1992, on the situation of artists in the European Com-
munity (1),
 having regard to its resolution of 30 January 1997, on the consideration of cultural aspects in Euro-
pean Community action (2),
 having regard to its resolution of 16 September 1997, on cohesion policy and culture: a contribution
to employment (3),
 having regard to its resolution of 9 March 1999, on the situation and role of artists in the European
Union (4),
 having regard to Decision No 508/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 Feb-
ruary 2000 establishing the Culture 2000 programme (5),
 having regard to Articles 13 and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (6),
 having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport
(A5-0281/2001),
A. whereas culture, in a broad sense, is the bedrock on which peoples build their identity,
B. whereas it is one of this Parliaments duties to make progress in the search for a common cultural
basis, a European civil area, that will increase citizens sense of belonging to that European area,
C. whereas a European cultural policy which in no way seeks uniformity but can offer an identity born
of the encounter between differences is of crucial importance for the development of a collectiveEuropean consciousness,
(1) OJ C 94, 13.4.1992, p. 213.
(2) OJ C 55, 24.2.1997, p. 37.
(3) OJ C 304, 6.10.1997, p. 40.
(4) OJ C 175, 21.6.1999, p. 42.
(5) OJ L 63, 10.3.2000, p. 1.
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