European Parliament · 14 March 2024

Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia

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451 in favour · 53 against · 29 abstained. 533 members voted.

What it asks for, in the Parliament's words

Calls on the Commission to present a strategy for the restitution of the archives and the national treasure of Romania, which are still unlawfully in Russia’s possession
Calls on UNESCO and other relevant organisations to help secure the return of cultural items which were looted in the First and Second World Wars and have not been returned
Calls on the Commission and the Council to incorporate cultural considerations and the restitution of national heritage in the external actions of the EU, particularly in their activities relating to Russia

Quoted from B9-0170/2024, which says more than these lines. Each is a whole paragraph; this site does not rewrite them.