6 Amendments of Emmanouil ANGELAKAS related to 2008/2173(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines the benefits of videogames in medicine and, in particular, that the so called "videogame therapy" has proven to be effective for the rehabilitation of stroke patients, people with traumatic brain injuries, people with muscular problems and autistic children;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to continue to work closely together to promote the protection of minors and help th; calls on the video game and console industryies to develop systems that contribute to this end as well as to integrate the PEGI system into their legislationfurther improve the PEGI and PEGI Online systems and, in particular, to update regularly the criteria for age rating and labelling, to advertise PEGI more actively and to increase the list of signatories; urges the Member States to ensure that any national rating system is not developed in a way that leads to market fragmentation;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work with consumer organisations and other stakeholders to raise awareness among consumers, especially young consumers and their parents via information campaigns, about the classification systems in place and notably the PEGI system; underlines the importance of proving this information in schools;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that currently not all Member States have rules to ensure that retailers restrict the sale of violent games to adults; refers to the Eurobarometer survey "Towards a safer use of the Internet for children in the EU - a parents' perspective"1, published on 9 December 2008, that finds out that 3.2% of children aged 6-17 access the internet in internet cafes without adult supervision, and calls for the responsibility of internet cafe owners; takes the view that a common approach to sanctions for retailers and internet cafe owners would be beneficial; therefore calls on the Member States to put in place adequate measures to prevent children buying and playing games which are rated for a higher age level, for example through an identity check; 1 supports the Commission's proposal to http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_248_en.pdf. introduce a pan European code of conduct for retailers and producers of video games in order to prevent the sale of violent and harmful video games to minors;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls the importance of today media to raise responsibility among parents and restrain advertisement of adults videogames to TV time less watched by children;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Takes the view that the public authorities responsible for banning videogames should inform their counterparts in other Member States and publish the ban on the PEGI system by sending an automatic alert message;