Activities of Georgiana TEODORESCU
Plenary speeches (13)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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 (debate)
Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)
The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area (debate)
Prevention of drug-related crimes, their effect on European citizens and the need for an effective European response (debate)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)
Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)
The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis (debate)
Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate)
Stepping up the fight against and the prevention of the recruitment of minors for criminal acts (debate)
Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)
Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE (debate)
Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)
Institutional motions (3)
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
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
Major interpellations (1)
EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers at the external border
Written questions (3)
Housing crisis in the EU – urgent need to repeal Directive 2024/1275 on the energy performance of buildings
Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
Withdrawal of marketing authorisation for muscular dystrophy medicine Translarna by the EMA
Individual motions (2)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on enabling Member States to opt-out of EU migration policy
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the victory of president-elect Donald Trump
Amendments (89)
Amendment 28 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people, generates several millions industry-linked jobs and accounts for over 80 % of exports and has dominant role in placing direct foreign investments; whereas Europe has centuries-old strong industrial traditions and is therefore fit for efficient twin transition based on social economy and EU values;
Amendment 30 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas further investment in research and innovation is crucial to boost productiveness and development of the European industry; whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are essential for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;
Amendment 42 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a core objective of restructuring processes should be job and productiveness retention;
Amendment 64 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the automotive industry is a vital economic pillar in Europehas been traditionally one of Europe’s vital industrial engines; whereas automotive supply chain in the EU is currently suffering competitive gaps, both concerning cost and technology;
Amendment 70 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU climate policy is demanding ambitious targets from the European companies which decrease their competitiveness and lead to layoffs;
Amendment 72 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the current crisis in the automotive industry is endogeneous and is resulting from restrictive EU policies that have not taken into account the social impact thereof on SMEs and companies;
Amendment 73 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 109 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that European competitiveness is primarily determined by the general business climate in the EU; calls therefore for the continued work to strengthen the business environment for SMEs as well as strategic industries; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the investments needed in infrastructures to guarantee broad access in all European regions, in particular rural areas and the regions covered by the174 Article of the TFEU and in order to encourage entrepreneurship and new jobs opportunities;
Amendment 113 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 124 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Commission to revise the Green Deal in order to prevent deindustrialisation of the EU and to protect job opportunities within the Union; underlines the importance of upholding the technological neutrality principle;
Amendment 125 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the European Commission to provide an impact assessment of the social impact of the Green Deal policies, in particular in industry, in cooperation with the social partners; underlines that relocation and offshoring of companies and the related forced labour migration can lead to irreversible changes and further exacerbation of regional disparities; urges, therefore, the European Commission to address the problem of industrial and social desertification of certain areas in the Member States;
Amendment 137 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 149 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 164 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 172 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that in order to limit and hopefully invert the current occupational crisis, which concerns both big companies and the supply chain, the loss of jobs and skills should not be taken for granted; calls on the European Union and Member States to put in place accompanying measures for companies, both at union and trade association level and measures aimed at enhancing cross- cutting skills and on improving skills within different industrial sectors;
Amendment 173 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 194 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 219 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 240 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights the importance of maintaining competitive transformation costs in the EU, as well as short-term measures to reduce regulatory burden, ensure coherence, predictability and appropriate timing and consultation for future legislation; calls on the Commission to follow recommendations of Draghi’s report in order to ensure that EU remains a leader in the global automotive industry, preserves jobs, R&D facilities, and manufacturing within the region; underlines that the radical displacement of production away from the EU’s automotive sector or the rapid takeover of EU plants and companies by state-subsidised competitors should be avoided;
Amendment 242 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 251 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards vocational education training and dual formation and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; underlines that EU industry and enterprises should play a key role in planning and developing educational and training programs in order to ease the transition to the labour market; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers;
Amendment 253 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 261 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the European Commission to anticipate a safeguard clause to revise the 2025 targets for CO2 emissions; underlines that many companies will not be able to meet the deadlines which might lead to another wave of layoffs;
Amendment 273 #
2024/2829(RSP)
Draft motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 28 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Draghi and the Heitor reports are a wake-up call for Europe to face global competition and the significant rise of Chinese science in recent years; welcomes the higher success rate of HEU compared to Horizon 2020 (H2020); appreciates HEU’s responsiveness in crises, such as COVID-19 and geopolitical challenges, but regrets the lack of additional funding, which compromises original priorities; stresses the need to find additional sources of funding to address competition from other global actors and the challenges that ensue, and to set much clearer targets;
Amendment 39 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of an agile FP; notes that the Heitor report outlines the importance of responding to the fast-changing field of science and innovation and recommends more self- governance in the FP through the establishment of councils as well as less prescriptive calls; recalls that the Draghi report notes that the current governance of the FP is slow and bureaucratic, that its organisation should be redesigned to be more outcome-based and evaluated by top experts and that the future FP should be governed by people with a proven track record at the frontier of research or innovation; stresses the importance of cutting red tape and focusing instead on a multi-disciplinary approach, based on critical thinking, which places excellence to the fore;
Amendment 80 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that administrative simplification stagnated under HEU and might even have reversed, given that transaction costs rose significantly; believes, therefore, that simplification must play a central role from now on in the implementation of the programme;
Amendment 265 #
2024/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point a – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 15 – point a – point iv a (new)
iva. award greater attention to SMEs as beneficiaries of this programme;
Amendment 1 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 20 March 2024 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Labour shortages and skills in the EU: an action plan,
Amendment 7 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2022 on the creation of a European education area by 2025 - micro-credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (2022/2568(RSP)),
Amendment 24 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas different vulnerable groups have different needs, such as women in poverty, labour migrants, children,children, young people, people with disabilities, precarious workers and elderly people; with disabilities and elderly peoplehereas the EU has a particular need to support and strengthen the skills of citizens and workers, and to continue to invest in education, training and lifelong learning, and to encourage innovation; whereas the digital and green transition is much needed but also brings challenges for all people and all workers, and whereas to succeed in this endeavour, the EU must ensure a just transition that does not lose sight of workers and vulnerable peopletakes well- being and prosperity of the EU citizens as a priority;
Amendment 52 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the population of the EU is decreasing; whereas depopulation is taking place in some EU regions and there is an increasing concentration of the population in certain urban areas making development and cohesion difficult; whereas the average life expectancy of men and women has increased by an average of 10 years over the last 50 years;
Amendment 60 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas programmes, projects and actions that promote active ageing and intergenerational ties can be supported through the European Structural and Investment Funds, including the ESF+;
Amendment 66 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists that the ESF+ must continue to be the key and primary instrument for supporting the Member States, people and regions in strengthening the social dimension of the Unionregions and people in strengthening the social dimension of the Union and to pursue socio-economic development that leaves no one behind, recognising the region as a level closer to the citizen in defining needs and territorial diversity as a resource requiring the development of specific solutions, also to respond to the challenges of demographic and technological change;
Amendment 76 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that the objectives of the ESF+ should be to achieve high employment, training and skills levels with adequate wages, decent working conditions, healthy working environments and social security coverage, in order to develop a skilled, competitive and resilient workforce, ready for the twin transition and the future world of work, and to build fair social protections and inclusive and cohesive societies, with the aims of increasing labour market participation among the inactive population, eradicating poverty and delivering on the principles and the headline targets set out in the EPSR;
Amendment 90 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a strong, reinforced, stand- alone ESF+ with significantly increased public support for existing instruments aimed at providing for the poorest in our societies; insists, therefore, on doublincreasing the funding for the ESF+ post-2027;
Amendment 97 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that shared management, multi-level governance and the principles of subsidiarity and partnership are the foundations for the Fund in the context of cohesion policies, and that a different ESF+ governance would lead to the loss of priority given to social aspects, including employment, education, training and social inclusion projects, and to the funding not reaching local levels and those most in need, while increasing the risk of reallocation of funds for other purposes;
Amendment 119 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the ESF+ post-2027 should invest in tackling enduring social challenges such as negative demographic trends and stay close to the general and specific objectives set out in the current ESF+; emphasises the importance of the fund’s principles of shared management, clear objectives and thematic concentrations, and that most of the fund should be spent as close as possible to those using the fundreiterates that the fund - while respecting the principle of multi- level governance - should be planned and implemented in close cooperation with those using the fund, maintaining the current diversity in programme forms (national, regional) that allows for better adaptation to territorial needs and requirements;
Amendment 130 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the ESF+ shcould not be used to respond to emergencies or crises only in exceptional cases as the Fund has its long-term objectives that need to be addressed in the first place; insists that a social rescue facility capable of reacting to social emergencies and crisis situations should supplement the ESF+; calls on the Commission to build on the success of the temporary EU instrument launched in 2020, entitled ‘Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE)’, in fighting temporary unemployment, and to put forward an EU unemployment reinsurance scheme without further delay;
Amendment 143 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that the ESF+ should target the most disadvantaged people in our societies, regardless of their sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, or racial or ethnic origin – in particular marginalised communities such as Roma people, people with disabilities or chronic diseases, homeless people, children and elderly people; underlines that the ESF+ must be inclusive, with special attention given to all kinds of families, including single-parent families, families with more than two parents and rainbow famparadigm of the ESF+ should be shifted from individuals to communities; underlines the importance of supporting families as well as rural, peripheral and outermost regions which are still lagging behind in terms of connectivity and accessibiliesty;
Amendment 160 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, in the light of current challenges, to include in the specific objectives of the ESF+ theactive ageing and promotion of the just transition, the socio- economic integration of migrants, including labour migrants, the social inclusion of women who are victims of gender-based violence and the integration of older peopleintergenerational solidarity, support for depopulating areas, support for vocational training and school-to-work transition;
Amendment 164 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights state that every person has the right to quality and inclusive education, training and lifelong learning, in order to maintain and acquire skills that enable full participation in society and manage successful transitions in the labour market, and therefore the ESF+ must continue to play a key role in pursuing this objective, together with those of active support for employment and flexible and secure jobs;
Amendment 169 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that reaching the EPSR’s targets on poverty becomes challenging, unless specific support is dedicated to alleviating the pressure on social protection systems and mitigating the social impact of crises; insists on dedicating support to ensure decent living conditions for all, with access to high-quality essential services; calls for the EU anti-poverty strategy, outlined in Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines for the 2024-2029 term, to be implemented via the ESF+, with its binding poverty- reduction targets, national living wage indices and reference budgets used as benchmarks, applying a multidimensional approach;
Amendment 177 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that addressing child poverty requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level, and insists that it constitute a central pillar of the EU anti-poverty strategy; repeats its previous demands for the ESF+ post-2027 to include a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billion for the European Child Guarantee; insists that all the Member States should allocate at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources to the European Child Guarantee and at least 10 % for those Member States with a higher portion of children at risk of poverty or social exclusion;
Amendment 185 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 196 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Shares the ambition to prioritise the tackling of the housing crises, and insists that the ESF+ post-2027 should enhance timely and equal access to affordable, decent, sustainable and high-quality services promoting access to housing; believes that all the Member States must invest at least 5 % of their ESF+ resources into tackling homelessnesunderlines that ESF+ resources could be used more often in order to adapt the existing buildings to the needs of persons with disabilities and older people who are often not able to live independently at their homes;
Amendment 206 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises the need to ensure sufficient financing of the ESF+ post-2027 for high-quality and public education and training for all, skills development, upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning, and for the addressing of skills shortages, ensuring that individuals can successfully navigate labour market transitions also by encouraging cooperation between educational institutions, businesses and local authorities to develop solutions that respond in a targeted way to technological changes as well as new employment needs, including those caused by demographic change;
Amendment 228 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a strengthening of efforts to support the implementation of the Youth Guarantee with an increased earmarking for all Member States that dedicate at least 15 % of their ESF+ resources; repeats in this context its call on the Member States to ban unpaidand for facilitating access to employment; repeats in this context the importance of provision of quality traineeships;
Amendment 234 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of the ESF+ in focusing on different groups with different needs; stresses, therefore, the importance of allocating support to projects on the socio-economic position of migrants, including labour migrants, the social inclusion of people with disabilities, the ageing population in society, women and children, and female-headedsingle- parent households; insists that the ESF+ post- 2027 incorporate other aspects of social inclusion, such as housing, health and family circumstances and the support of community-based services;
Amendment 241 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 253 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the ESF+ to boost the implementation of the European care strategy by investing in quality early childhood education and care, as well as care for older persons and persons with disabilities, through community-based, person-centred, high- quality, affordable and accessible care systems;
Amendment 257 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the implementation of the EPSR and the reforms needed to comply with the country-specific recommendations in the European Semester are also dependant on the strong support of the ESF+ for certain policy measures, especially those related to strengthening social welfare systems, ensuring inclusive and high-quality public education and training, reducing child poverty and eradicating homelessness and those relating to equal treatment and opportunities for women and men, which must be guaranteed and strengthened in all areas, including labour market participation, terms and conditions of employment and career advancement;
Amendment 269 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allocate consistent financial resources to capacity- building, with the aims of empowering social partners to play a relevant role in areas of their competence, of strengthening their capacity to engage in social dialogue both at EU and national level and of enhancing social partners’ actions – and include technical assistance for these three purposes – with an adequate minimum percentage investment obligation from the Member States; further insists that social partners and CSOs should be guaranteed access to funding for social policy objectives in all the Member States on an equal basis;
Amendment 280 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that it is of the utmost importance that small social enterprises and CSOs have access to all aspects of the ESF+; calls for an increas maintained co-financing rate of at least 90 % for measures targeting the most deprived implemented by CSOs, and at least 70 % for those implemented by social enterprises;
Amendment 290 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to ensure that regional and local authorities and organisations have a say iare consulted on projects financed from national budgets;
Amendment 291 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Reiterates the need to ensure that the programming and management of the programmes supported by the future ESF+ are maintained at the most appropriate level in order to address the regional needs, taking into account the important role played by the regions in implementing policies for people;
Amendment 292 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 297 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for strong and more effective social conditionalities in rules on public procurement and concessions, with effective sanctions; eEncourages the Commission to create a comprehensive database, supplementing the Eurostat data, to allow for timely and reliable monitoring of the developments in employment, living conditions and industrial relations;
Amendment 316 #
2024/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls to increase spending from ESF+ for the training and retraining of older workers, to encourage companies to include older workers in all forms of training, adapting companies to employ older people and adapting public infrastructure and space to the needs of older people; requests to increase investing in public services in rural and depopulating areas which would attract the younger generation and increase the wellbeing of older people living in these areas;
Amendment 156 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) reiterate the essential contribution of mothers to the global economy, and encourage nations to ensure that women who wish to become mothers can make that choice without being constrained by their social circumstances;
Amendment 179 #
2024/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ensure that women in all their diversity have access to health services, including for sexual rights and reproductive health, including age- appropriate sexuality and relationship education, contraception, safe and legal abortion, maternal healthcare and care- based, whatever their age and social status, have access to comprehensive health services;
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 103 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) This Directive does not govern Member States’ policies with regard to consensual sexual activities in which children may be involved and which can be regarded as the normal discovery of sexuality in the course of human development, taking account of the different cultural and legal traditions and of new forms of establishing and maintaining relations among children and adolescents, including through information and communication technologies. Member States which avail themselves of the possibilities referred to in this Directive do so in the exercise of their competences. More particularly, Member States should be able to exempt from criminalisation consensual sexual activities involving exclusively children above the age of sexual consent, as well as consensual sexual activities involving peers. The sexual exploitation of children, including through prostitution and pornography, regardless of their age, must be criminalised. The amendments to that Article are intended to clarify the scope of the derogation, in light of the fact that some Member States appear to have interpreted its original wording too broadly (e.g. by exempting from criminalisation consensual activities between minors above the age of consent and adults of any age, considered to be ‘peers’ despite a significant age difference).
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 175 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) any material that visually depicts any person appearing to be a child engaged in real or simulated sexually explicit conduct or any depiction of the sexual organs or private parts of any person appearing to be a child, for primarily sexual purposes;
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 204 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) 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.
Amendment 681 #
2024/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate action, including through the Internet, such as information and awareness-raising campaigns, research, education and training programmes or material , where appropriate in cooperation with relevant civil society organisations and other stakeholders, aimed at raising awareness and reducing the risk of children, becoming victims of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation; they shall not engage in strategies that promote the WOKE agenda. At the same time, sex education in the schools of those Member States that implement it shall focus on informing pupils with a view to protecting them and making them aware so that they do not fall victim to sexual abuse or exploitation, and shall not distort this end, for instance to promote the WOKE agenda and other types of families other than the traditional family.