Det er vigtigt, at vi i stigende grad fremmer en kultur ikke bare af gensidig anerkendelse, men også af harmonisering af straffelovgivningen med hensyn til udformningen af straffe, fuldbyrdelsesmetoden, forholdet mellem lovovertræderne og samfundet og endnu større ækvivalens mellem medlemsstaternes materielle og processuelle strafferet.
It is essential that we increasingly promote a culture not just of mutual recognition, but also of harmonisation in criminal law in terms of the design of sentences, their method of enforcement, the relationship between offenders and society and even greater equivalence between the substantive and procedural criminal laws of Member States.