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Changes from resolution motion joint to adopted text

RC-9-2024-0169 → TA-9-2024-0171

From: RC-9-2024-0169 resolution motion joint of 13 Mar 2024
To: TA-9-2024-0171 Adopted text of 14 Mar 2024
Changes: 3 changes to the text
Paragraphs: +4 added · −2 removed · 3 changed

More facts (2)

Title (from): on the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia
Title (to): Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia

Title (from): on the return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia
Title (to): Return of Romanian national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia

Changes that matter, 3

Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.

Change 1

ChangedD. whereas the term ‘Romanian national treasure’ comprises ~~91.5~~91,5 tonnes of fine gold belonging to the gold reserves of the National Bank of Romania, royal collections of jewels and rare coins with a numismatic and cultural value that is distinct from the value of the gold itself, as well as cultural, religious and archival goods belonging to the country’s national heritage;

Change 2

Changed5. Notes that the First World War forced the Romanian Government of the time to entrust Romania’s national treasure to an allied state for protection against destruction; recalls that, during the wartime hardships, dozens of train carriages transported the majority of Romania’s national treasure to Tsarist Russia for safekeeping until times of peace, with a detailed inventory documenting the gold reserves of the National Bank of Romania, under Russia’s guarantee of protection and return, as witnessed by other states at the time; underlines that the national treasure legally given into Russian custody comprised ~~91.5~~91,5 tonnes of fine gold belonging to the reserves of the National Bank of Romania, royal collections of jewels and rare coins, together with priceless cultural and historical assets, such as state archives, documents, precious historical manuscripts, heritage paintings, rare books and collections from many public and private institutions, spanning over five centuries of Romanian history;

Change 3

Changed7. Notes that some of the cultural, religious and archival goods belonging to the national treasure illegally appropriated by Russia were returned to Romania in 1935 and 1956; highlights that, to date, however, none of the outstanding ~~91.5~~91,5 tonnes of fine gold, which are part of the reserves of the National Bank of Romania, have been returned, despite the protocols signed upon the transfer of the treasure to Russia;

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European Parliament (2024). “Changes between RC-9-2024-0169 and TA-9-2024-0171”. Text, 14 March 2024. from RC-9-2024-0169, to TA-9-2024-0171. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-9-2024-0169/compare/TA-9-2024-0171 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-text-2024-03-14,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between RC-9-2024-0169 and TA-9-2024-0171}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-03-14},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-9-2024-0169/compare/TA-9-2024-0171}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-9-2024-0169/compare/TA-9-2024-0171},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from RC-9-2024-0169, to TA-9-2024-0171. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}