Activities of Şerban-Dimitrie STURDZA
Plenary speeches (13)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B10-0023/2024)
Prevention of drug-related crimes, their effect on European citizens and the need for an effective European response (debate)
The rise of religious intolerance in Europe (continuation of debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 179)
Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia (debate)
The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Preparation of the EU-Western Balkans Summit (debate)
Institutional motions (12)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The case of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION continued repression of civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan and the cases of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, Anar Mammadli, Kamran Mammadli, Rufat Safarov and Meydan TV
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan, in particular the case of Temirlan Sultanbekov
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Kyrgyzstan, in particular the case of Temirlan Sultanbekov
Written explanations (1)
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France further to natural disasters occurred in 2023
Deciziile noastre, ca aleși europeni, trebuie să se bazeze pe solidaritate și reciprocitate.Așa cum astăzi am sprijinit alte state membre puternic afectate de catastrofe naturale produse în 2023, la rândul nostru, dorim să primim ajutor pentru România, atunci când este nevoie. Inundațiile din 14-15 septembrie au afectat peste 20 000 de cetățeni din 24 de comune ale țării, iar ajutoarele europene au lipsit.În acest context, sperăm ca României să îi revină cât mai curând banii necesari reconstruirii infrastructurii afectate, care ar trebui alocați din același Fond de solidaritate.Noile discuții de la Bruxelles cu privire la viitorul cadru financiar multianual ar trebui să ia în considerare aceste lecții pe care ni le-a oferit realitatea, în modul cel mai crunt, care a lăsat oamenii fără un adăpost sigur, fără hrană sau fără venituri. Trebuie să solicităm simplificarea și accelerarea procedurii de mobilizare a Fondului de solidaritate, pentru ca ajutorul să ajungă rapid și pe deplin în regiunile afectate.
Major interpellations (1)
EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers at the external border
Written questions (3)
The EU Solidarity Fund to mitigate devastating flood effects incurred in Romania in September 2024
Urgent steps to secure the release of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu
How can Romania ensure full absorption of NRRP funding by 2026 given the frequent delays in reaching its milestones?
Individual motions (1)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on enabling Member States to opt-out of EU migration policy
Amendments (42)
Amendment 32 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the ninth progress report on the implementation of the common set of proposals endorsed by EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017, submitted jointly by the Vice-President of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs (VP/HR) and the NATO Secretary General to the EU and NATO Councils on 13 June 2024,
Amendment 143 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the absolute need for the EU to meet the challenges posed by the multiple and constantly evolving threats to its security, and for this purpose, to engage in new policies and actions that enable the EU and its Member States to collectively and coherently strengthen their defence in Europe and their ability to act at the global level, while upholding the principle that defence remains under the sovereign control of each Member State;
Amendment 179 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to accelerate their commitments made in the Versailles Declaration, adopted on 11 March 2022, to assume greater responsibility for their defence and security, including by achieving greater strategic autonomy; stresses that NATO and the transatlantic partnership with the United States remain the cornerstones of European collective defence; stresses the need for EU Member States to step up their efforts by increasing their spending and procuring more joint capabilities, thereby strengthening their armed forces whether for national, NATO or EU operational purposes; emphasises that NATO and the EU play complementary, coherent and mutually reinforcing roles in supporting international peace and security;
Amendment 401 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that geopolitical developments have evolved rapidly since the Strategic Compass was adopted by Member States in March 2022; calls, therefore, for a review of the Strategic Compass based on a comprehensive joint threat assessment; calls, furthermore, for the Commission and the VP/HR to present an updated version of the Strategic Compass, following this review exercise and for this to inform the preparation of the white paper on the future of European defence; stresses that such a review of the Strategic Compass should enhance EU’s contributions to the collective defence and stability across the transatlantic region, ensuring a coherent and complementary alignment with NATO’s defence strategies;
Amendment 562 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Acknowledges that EU candidate countries, including Ukraine and Republic of Moldova, are facing challenges stemming from malign foreign interference as third countries are exploiting current national vulnerabilities by financing disinformation campaigns; condemns the interference campaigns led by Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the Western Balkans aiming to negatively influence the growing Euro- Atlantic orientation and stability of individual countries, in order to derail the European orientation of the region as a whole;
Amendment 790 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Concurs that both the EU and NATO stood united in condemning Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and that both organisations have clearly demonstrated their political unity and complementarity of efforts in solidarity with and commitment to supporting Ukraine;
Amendment 791 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls for an EU-NATO enhanced strategic partnership to advance key areas of common defence and security interest such as countering hybrid threats, cyber security and defence, counter terrorism, development of defence capabilities, defence industry and research, exercises, and defence and security capacity building for partners;
Amendment 833 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the EU’s security is closely interlinked with the security of its immediate neighbours in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, and in the Western Balkans; considers that EU’s enlargement policy must be prioritised as it plays a crucial role in ensuring the security and stability of Europe;
Amendment 27 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The enlargement process is built on established criteria, fair and rigorous conditionality and the principle of own merits. A firm commitment to ‘fundamentals first’ approach, which requires a strong focus on the rule of law, fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform, as well as on economic criteria, remains essential. Progress depends on implementation by the Republic of Moldova (hereinafer referred to as ‘Moldova’) of the necessary reforms to align with the Union acquis,
Amendment 29 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine further showed that enlargement is a geo-strategic investment in peace, security and stability. The Union is fully and unequivocally committed to the Union membership perspective of Moldova.the Republic of Moldova’. Its orientation and commitment towards the Union is a strong expression of its strategic choice and place in a community of values. While the Republic of Moldova’s EU path needs to be firmly anchored in tangible and concrete progress on reforms, the Union should commit to deliver concrete and meaningful support towards the Republic of Moldova's European integration objectives,
Amendment 39 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Facility should build on the Association Agenda with the Republic of Moldova as well as the work of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Eastern Partnership in the Republic of Moldova which spearheaded investments in critical sectors such as connectivity, energy efficiency and energy security, business development, and competitiveness.
Amendment 54 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Facility should promote the development of effectiveness principles, respecting additionality to and complementarity with the support provided under other Union programmes and instruments and striving to avoid duplication and ensure synergies between assistance under this Regulation and other assistance, including integrated financial packages composed of both export and development financing provided by the Union, the Member States, third countries, multilateral and regional organisations and entities. The participation of the Republic of Moldova in other Union funding programmes should be encouraged as this will deliver tangible socio-economic benefits even before the country formally joins the Union.
Amendment 60 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Technical assistance, as well as cross-border cooperation assistance, including drawing on the experience of newer Member States in the Union accession process and their alignment with the Union acquis, should be provided in support of the objectives of this Facility and in order to strengthen the relevant capacities of the Republic of Moldova to implement the Reform Agenda.
Amendment 66 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Republic of Moldova should demonstrate a credible commitment to European values, including through its alignment with the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, including Union restrictive measures., in view of a stronger cooperation on security and defence policy objectives between the Union and the Republic of Moldova, as stipulated in the bilateral Security and Defence Partnership signed on 21 May 2024;
Amendment 141 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) further strengthen the fundamentals of the enlargement process, including the rule of law and fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions, transparency and accountability of public institutions, including de-polarisation, public administration and fulfil the economic criteria; this includes promoting an independent judiciary, reinforcing security and stability, strengthening the fight against fraud and all forms of corruption, including high-level corruption, oligarchic influence and nepotism, organised crime, cross-border crime and money laundering as well as terrorism financing, tax evasion and tax fraud, tax avoidance; increasing compliance with international law; strengthening freedom and independence of media and academic freedom; combating hate speech; enabling an environment for civil society, fostering social dialogue; promoting gender equality, gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women and girls, non- discrimination and tolerance, to ensure and strengthen respect for the rights of refugees and persons belonging to minorities, including national minorities and Roma, as well as rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons;
Amendment 143 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) fight disinformation, hybrid threats, cyberattacks and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference against the Union and its values by boosting disinformation countering instruments, strengthening cybersecurity infrastructure and enhancing resilience against malign external influences;
Amendment 151 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) accelerate the transitionhieve energy security by diversifying energy sources and by constructing new electricity interconnections with neighbouring countries, while accelerating the transition of the Republic of Moldova to sustainable, climate-neutral and inclusive economy, that is capable of withstanding competitive market pressures of the Union single market, and to a stable investment environment and reduce its strategic dependency;
Amendment 168 #
2024/0258(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) boost quality education, training, reskilling and upskilling at all levels in order to improve living standards, with a particular focus on youth, including tackling youth unemployment, providing young people with attractive prospects for life and work in the country, preventing brain drain and supporting vulnerable communities, including refugees, and support better employment policies, including labour rights, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights, and fighting poverty.
Amendment 53 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Child sexual abuse material, generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, and other particularly serious forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children are increasing and spreading through the use of new technologies and the Internet.
Amendment 56 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Serious criminal offences such as the sexual exploitation of children and sexual abuse material, generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, require a comprehensive approach covering the prosecution of offenders, the protection of child victims, and prevention of the phenomenon , including its recent and foreseeable evolutions and trends, increasingly involving the use of online technologies. For that purpose, the current legal framework needs to be updated, in order to ensure it remains effective . The child’s best interests must be a primary consideration when carrying out any measures to combat these offences in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Amendment 60 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Child sexual abuse material, including that generated by artificial intelligence or created by any computerised means, frequently includes images recording the sexual abuse of children by adults. It may also include images of children involved in sexually explicit conduct, or of their sexual organs or private parts, where such images are produced or used for primarily sexual purposes and exploited with or without the child’s knowledge. Furthermore, the concept of child sexual abuse material also covers realistic images of a child, including those generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, where a child is engaged or depicted as being engaged in sexually explicit conduct for primarily sexual purposes , as well as so-called ‘paedophile manuals’ .
Amendment 67 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Research has shown that limiting the dissemination of child sexual abuse material is not only crucial to avoid the re- victimisation linked to the circulation of images and videos of the abuse but is also essential as a form of offender-side prevention, as accessing child sexual abuse material is often the first step towards hands-on abuse, regardless of whether it depicts real or simply realistic abuse and exploitation, generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means. The ongoing development of artificial intelligence applications capable of creating realistic images that are indistinguishable from real images, the number of so-called ‘deep- fake’ images and videos depicting child sexual abuse is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. In addition, the development of augmented, extended and virtual reality settings making use of avatars including sensory feedback, e.g. through devices providing a perception of touch are not fully covered by the existing definition. The inclusion of an explicit reference to ‘reproductions and representations’ should ensure that the definition of child sexual abuse material covers these and future technological developments in a sufficiently technology- neutral and hence future-proof way.
Amendment 98 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In light of recent technological developments and, in particular, of the development artificial intelligence, and of augmented, extended and virtual reality settings, the criminalisation of the solicitation of children should not be limited to voice, text or mail conversations, but also include contacts or exchanges in augmented, extended or virtual reality settings, as well as large-scale solicitation of children through the use of chat-bots trained for that purpose, as this phenomenon is itself expected to increase in light of the foreseeable evolution of artificial intelligence applications. Therefore “by means of information and communication technology” should be understood in a sufficiently broad way to cover all those technological developments.
Amendment 165 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) any material that visually depicts a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct that is real, or simulated sexually explicit conductgenerated and simulated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means;
Amendment 180 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
(d) realistic images , including those generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, reproductions or representations of a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct, or of the sexual organs or private parts of a child, for primarily sexual purposes;
Amendment 234 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Causing, for sexual purposes, a child who has not reached the age of sexual consent to witness sexual activities, even without having to participate, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 13 years.
Amendment 242 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Causing, for sexual purposes, a child who has not reached the age of sexual consent to witness sexual abuse, even without having to participate, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 23 years.
Amendment 262 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) use is made of coercion, force or threats, threats or offering remuneration or consideration shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 12 years if the child has not reached the age of sexual consent, and of at least 7 years of imprisonment if the child is over that age.
Amendment 330 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Engaging in sexual activities with a child, where recourse is made to exploitation in prostitution, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 810 years if the child has not reached the age of sexual consent, and of at least 45 years of imprisonment if the child is over that age.
Amendment 338 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Acquisition or possession of child sexual abuse material, including that generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 12 years.
Amendment 343 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Knowingly obtaining access, by means of information and communication technology, to child sexual abuse materialincluding that generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 12 year.
Amendment 348 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Distribution, dissemination or transmission of child sexual abuse material, including that generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 25 years.
Amendment 352 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Offering, supplying or making available child sexual abuse material, including that generated by artificial intelligence or created through any other computerised means, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 25 years.
Amendment 355 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Production of child sexual abuse material, including that generated by artificial intelligence or created by any computerised means, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 35 years.
Amendment 388 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) proposing , by means of information and communication technology, to meet a child either online or in person , for the purpose of committing any of the offences referred to in Article 3(4) , (5), (6) and (7) and Article 5(6), where that proposal was followed by material acts leading to such a meeting, shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 12 years;
Amendment 391 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) The conduct referred to in the first subparagraph shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 25 years where use is made of coercion, force or threats.
Amendment 393 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that an attempt, by means of information and communication technology, to commit the offences provided for in Article 5(2) and (3) by an adult soliciting a child to provide child sexual abuse material is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 6 months one year.
Amendment 397 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The conduct referred to in the first subparagraph shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 1two and a half years where use is made of coercion, force or threats.
Amendment 399 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that an attempt, by means of information and communication technology, to commit the offences provided for in Article 4(2) and (5) by an adult causing a child to participate in child sexual abuse performances and exploitation in prostitution is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 6 months1 year.
Amendment 404 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The conduct referred to in the first subparagraph shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 1two and a half years where use is made of coercion, force or threats.
Amendment 413 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that intentionally promising or giving any person money, or other form of remuneration or consideration, to cause them to commit any of the offences listed in Article 3(4), (5),(6), (7), and (8), Article 4(2) and (3) and Article 5(6) is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 35 years.
Amendment 417 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that intentionally operating or administering an information society service which is conceived to facilitate or encourage the commission of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 is punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 12 years.