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Activities of Nathalie GRIESBECK related to 2015/2129(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Implementation of the directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2129(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography PDF (484 KB) DOC (90 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2015/2129(INI)
Documents: PDF(484 KB) DOC(90 KB)

Amendments (23)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
– having regard to Articles 7, 8, 24, 47, 48 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
–A. whereas the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children constitute serious violations of fundamental rights, in particular of the right of children to the protection and care necessary for their well-being, as provided for by the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
–Aa. whereas 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 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
–1. Takes the view that Directive 2011/93/EU constitutes a sound and comprehensive legal framework for combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children; deplores the fact that it has not yet been fully implemented and its full scope exploited by the Member States, however;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. NotesDeplores the fact that the Member States have faced significant challengesbeen very slow in transposing and implementing the Directive, in particular as regards the provisions on prevention, investigation and prosecution as well as protection and assistance to victims, and urges the Member States to step up their efforts to transpose it properly and in full;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Commission was not able to present its implementation reports within the deadline set out in Article 28 of Directive 2011/93/EU and therefore; calls on the Member States to ensure that legal transposition is translated into effective implementation so as to ensure the protection of child victims and zero tolerance for child sexual abuse, and urges them to forward all the relevant information to the Commission;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the fact that in its two evaluation reports the Commission deems much of the information provided by the Member States ‘inconclusive’, with the result that a comprehensive, objective evaluation of the implementation of Directive 2011/92/EU is still impossible; calls on the Commission to draw up as soon as possible a comprehensive report on the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU in practice;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Deplores, further, the lack of precise and comprehensive statistics on the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, including online, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to step up their efforts in this area;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Believes it is essential to use the correct terminology for crimes against children and to use the adequate terms of "child sexual abuse material" instead of "child pornography"; in this regard, ask the Commission to proceed to a technical correction of the Directive 2011/29/EU;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the resources earmarked for the identification of victims, and urges the nine Member States which have not yet transposed Article 15(4) of Directive 2011/92/EU on the identification of victims to do so without delay and implement that provision by setting up special investigative teams equipped with appropriate tools and resources;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the main challenges facsignificant problems encountered by the law enforcement and judicial authorities in the investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse offences online stem from the dependence on electronic evidence and digital investigative techniques, which are made less effective by new technologies such as encryption, and also by the discrepancies in data retention rules between the Member Stat, which stem in particular from the cross-border nature of many investigations or from dependence on electronic evidence and digital investigative techniques;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to incorporattroduce into their legislation mandatory background checks for persons applying or volunteering for activities or jobs relating to children, including software and online content developers, travel agents and legal entities/persons, and to systematically exchange information on individuals posing a risk to children;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that most cases involving the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children are not reported to the authorities responsible for law enforcement; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take appropriate measures to improve and enhance children’s reporting of abuse and to consider setting up systematic direct reporting mechanisms;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to develop or to reinforce child helplines that provide help and support for children that are victims of sexual abuses or exploitation and that fulfil children's fundamental right to be heard; asks the Member States to ensure the 24H/24 availability of these helplines, their accessibility via different means of communication, their confidentiality, that they are free of cost for the children but also for the helplines, their clear positioning within national child protection systems and to guarantee structural and long term funding for these helplines;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges that the Member States have put in place legislation and administrative measures to remove webpages containing child pornography hosted on their territory; regrets the fact that only half of the Member States have incorporated provisions into their legislation points out that removing webpages of this kind remaking it possible to block access to such webpages for users within their territory; calls on the Member States to fully implement Article 25, including blocking child sexual abuse material where possible, and with the relevant safeguards in places the most effective long-term measure to combat illegal content;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Acknowledges that the Member States can block access to webpages which contain or disseminate content which showcases child sexual abuse or exploitation, but only as a second option if it has not been possible to remove the webpages in question, in keeping with the ‘take-down rather than blocking’ principle;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 136 #
20. Calls on the Member States to speed up, in cooperation with the Internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures and to establish partnerships with the online industry to prevent networks and systems from being hacked and misused to distribute child sexual abuse materialRecognises the progress that has been made in removing content of this kind; deplores the fact, however, that removal procedures still take too long, and emphasises the need to reduce the time taken to remove content of this kind; calls on the Member States to speed up, in cooperation with the Internet industry, the notice and take-down procedures and to establish partnerships with the online industry; points out that, when content is made available from third countries, such partnerships should also involve stepping up cooperation with third countries in order to secure the prompt removal of the content in question;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Regrets the lack of available information, at both national, European and international level regarding the take- down proceedings, the speed of removal of content or delays in removal, transnational cooperation in that matter, blocking proceedings, methods and safeguards, as well as the results of these measures, leading to a policy assessment that does not necessary reflect the extent of the problem;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Member States to make it mandatory for internet service providers (ISP) to report child sexual abuse material detected in their infrastructure proactively to law enforcement authorities, as well as to national hotlines;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recognises the active and supportive role in combating child sexual abuse material on the Internet played by civil society organisations, as is the case with the Internet Watch Foundation in the UK; urges the Member States which have not yet done so to set up such hotlines and takes the view that they should be allowed to search for child sexual abuse material online proactively;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges Member States which have not yet done so to put in place without delay, safe and child-sensitive reporting and counselling mechanisms, such as telephone or computer hotlines with email addresses, or tablet or smartphone applications to which Internet users can report - even anonymously - child sexual abuse material they find online and that are capable of assessing rapidly this reported content with a view to implementing prompt notice and take- down procedures, and removing content hosted outside their territory; asks for a clear recognition and for the strengthening of these hotlines and encourage Member States to properly resource them with appropriate budget and trained professional with expertise ; Takes the view that these hotlines should be allowed to proactively search for child sexual abuse material online alongside receiving reports from the public
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Welcomes the work of the INHOPE network that allows a good cooperation between internet hotlines which operate worldwide and speed-up removal and take-down proceedings ;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Calls on the Member States, in accordance with Article 23, to provide appropriate training and to build up competences to deal with the new threats in the online environment and the widespread use of, and access to, mobile technologies and the internet, in particular among the judiciary and police units, to assist them in properly investigating and prosecuting perpetrators and in offering assistance to the victims;
2017/08/01
Committee: LIBE