Area of freedom, security and justice: compensation to crime victims

The Council reached a general approach, subject to Parliamentary scrutiny reservations from the German and the United Kingdom delegations, on the basis of a Presidency compromise on a Directive on compensation to crime victims. The Council instructed its preparatory bodies to finalise the text of the Directive with a view to its adoption before 1 May 2004, as requested by the European Council on 25 and 26 March 2004.�