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In September 2021, the Commission launched a REFIT initiative to assess the implementation of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, with a view to revising it. This appraisal takes stock of reports published by the Commission, positions adopted and analyses submitted by EU institutions and agencies, and the relevant European Court of Human Rights case law. The directive requires the EU Member States to criminalise a series of ...

Child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse are among the worst forms of violence against children, and are crimes that know no borders. The constant rise of these crimes, exacerbated by the pandemic, underscores the importance of harmonised national legislation and international cooperation to improve prevention, protect the victims and prosecute the perpetrators. The European Day helps to raise awareness to this end.

The Commission demonstrates that child sexual abuse online is a serious problem that needs to be tackled. It frames the problem for the purpose of this IA in a narrow way, focusing on the legal fragmentation of the internal market for service providers. The root causes of the serious societal problem of offenders sexually abusing children – which leads to the production of CSAM – are not further examined. The IA considered five cumulative options; however, the formulation of the general objective ...

Alors que les services de communications par internet – tels que le courrier électronique, les services de messagerie et la téléphonie par internet – sont désormais soumis aux exigences strictes de confidentialité de la directive «vie privée et communications électroniques», le déploiement par les fournisseurs de technologies spécifiques visant à détecter, signaler et retirer du matériel pédopornographique en ligne semble désormais illicite. Afin de permettre ces pratiques, la Commission a proposé ...

The volume of child abuse materials circulating on the internet has increased dramatically during the pandemic, as both children and child sex offenders spend more time, and interact more, online. Enabled by digital technologies, child sex offenders have tapped into opportunities that were previously unavailable to communicate freely and directly with each other and with children, creating online communities where they share their crimes. Today, they can reach children via webcams, connected devices ...

This briefing paper addresses the definition and scope of children’s online safety as a policy issue and process. The paper draws on evidence of risks that children may encounter in the course of their use of the Internet. This is one of three briefing papers requested by the CULT Committee to assist in its assessment of the requirements to ensure adequate support for protection of minors and children’s wellbeing in the digital age.

This briefing paper provides information, analysis and recommendations regarding future EU policy developments on the protection of minors in the digital age to support the CULT Committee’s deliberations. Focusing on developments since 2012, it identifies recent policy developments at EU level, evaluates existing EU initiatives and instruments, and recommends further action by the European Commission and other stakeholders.

La directive 2011/93/UE relative à la lutte contre les abus sexuels et l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants, ainsi que la pédopornographie, adoptée en décembre 2011, établit des normes minimales relatives à la définition et aux sanctions de ces infractions pénales, ainsi que des dispositions visant à renforcer la prévention de ce type de criminalité et la protection des victimes. Lors de la session plénière de décembre, le Parlement doit débattre d’un rapport sur la mise en œuvre de la directive.

Cette évaluation de la mise en œuvre européenne porte sur la directive 2011/93/UE relative à la lutte contre les abus sexuels et l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants, ainsi que la pédopornographie. Elle examine la transposition et l’application de la directive, notamment dans les domaines suivants: la prévention, l’identification des victimes, les enquêtes et les poursuites, ainsi que l’aide aux victimes et leur protection. Elle est destinée à appuyer le rapport de mise en œuvre préparé sur le sujet ...

This study was commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee. The study provides an overview of existing legislation at European Union, Member State and the international level related to online child sexual abuse. The study also provides an account of the role of law enforcement agencies in combatting child sexual abuse online and other governmental and private sector initiatives. Some of the current ...