Activities of Marco SCURRIA related to 2010/0064(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States shall take the measures necessary to create information services, such as special telephone helplines and Internet sites, to provide advice and assistance to children.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recruitment, training and raising the awareness of those working with children 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to promote the protection of children’s rights among those working with children in the sectors of education, health, and social, judicial and police protection, as well as in areas relating to sport, culture and leisure. 2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that the persons referred to in paragraph 1 have never been convicted of sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Education for children and teachers Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that, during primary and secondary education, children and their teachers are given information on the risks relating to the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, and on existing protection instruments. This information, which should be given in the presence of the parents, should form part of general information on sexuality, with particularly reference to the risks relating to the use of new information and communications technologies.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. The participation of children, the private sector, the media and civil society 1. Member States shall encourage the participation of children in implementing polices, programmes or other initiatives designed to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. 2. Member States shall encourage the private sector, particularly the fields of information technology, communications, tourism, banking and finance, and civil society, to take part in the drawing up and implementation of policies to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, by means of rules on self- regulation and exchange of information with the competent authorities. 3. Member States shall encourage the media to provide appropriate information on all aspects of the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, with due regard for the independence of the media and the freedom of the press. 4. Member States shall provide the necessary finance through the establishment of special funds for the implementation of projects and programmes to prevent, and protect children from, sexual exploitation and abuse.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography, where it is not possible to secure their immediate removal. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the removal of internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography. The removal of such content shall be undertaken in accordance with national procedures and with adequate safeguards to ensure that it is confined to what is strictly necessary.