Strasbourg, 12/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved by 431 votes to 45, the new version of the Council's draft framework decision on freezing goods and evidence. The Council reached a political agreement on this draft and again consulted the European Parliament because the text had been substantially amended. In his explanatory speech, the rapporteur welcomed the new version of the framework decision. The first version of the initiative focused on only 6...