The Socialists and Democrats led today a large cross-party majority in the trade and internal market committees to set up rules and protect cultural goods sold and imported in the EU from third countries. The new rules will ensure that imports of cultural artefacts are subject to the same controls along all EU external borders, thereby protecting the world cultural heritage and strengthening the fight against terrorism financing.
The European Parliament’s co-author of the report on imports of cultural goods, Alessia Mosca MEP, said: