Strasbourg, 08/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - Closing its debate on the affair concerning drivers hired by the road transport company, Kralowetz, who are blocked in Luxembourg complaining that they have not been paid for months (see declarations by Commissioner Bolkestein in EUROPE of 7 February, p.13), the European Parliament adopted a resolution by seven political groups. The resolution above all calls for EU Member States to carry out random inspections on this kind of company in order to fight against the exploitation of workers. It also eventually calls for severe sanctions, including the seizure of the lorries. The Commission and the other relevant authorities are expected to closely cooperate in the inquiry into the Kralowetz affair, in order to finalise measures allowing for action to be taken at Community level to fight against the unlawful use of hauliers, the Parliament says. It also calls on Member States to "initiate review" of the ECMT permit system in order to effectively carry out such action. The resolution, which invites the Council to adopt the regulation establishing a uniform driver's attestation as soon as possible for third country drivers, as adopted by the EP last January, stresses that the enlargement process must be accompanied by "social control of the employment market" in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly with regards workers of the transport sector.