On Thursday 23 November, the European Parliament approved the provisional interinstitutional agreement reached on 28 June (see EUROPE B13213A16) on the last two texts of the ‘modernisation of justice’ package, aimed at facilitating and speeding up cross-border judicial procedures in the EU. These were adopted by a large majority: the Regulation with 551 votes in favour, five against and six abstentions, and the Directive with 555 votes in favour, five against and four abstentions.