Brussels, 06/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The EU15 Justice Ministers reached an agreement very rapidly on Thursday on the framework decision for combating terrorism. The European Union thus has a common definition of terrorism and more harmonised sanctions. The level of sanctions decided is that which had been proposed as a compromise solution by the Presidency, whereby Member States undertake to include in their legislation a prison sentence of at least 8 years for participation in a terrorist...