Urgent call for action to fight the horrors of child sexual exploitation and abuse

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A major setback for children in Europe: children’s rights are not negotiable

  We are utterly disappointed at the lack of adoption of the Council Conclusions on the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child at the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 7 October 2021. The EU Strategy for Children’s Rig...

As the current security situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorates, children must be protected

  Brussels, 24 August 2021   We have been following with great concern the current developments in Afghanistan. The situation is particularly distressing for children, who will suffer the co...

The European Parliament’s Intergroup welcomes yesterday’s political agreement on the Interim legislation regarding the detection of child sexual abuse online by online communications services.

  Brussels, 30 April 2021   We welcome yesterday's political agreement between the European Parliament negotiating team and the Council on the  regarding the detection of child sexual abuse online...

Putting children at the centre: Intergroup welcomes the EU Child Rights Strategy

  Brussels, 24 March 2021   Today the European Commission adopted the first-ever EU strategy on the rights of the child, which encompasses both the EU internal and external action, making the promo...

The Intergroup on Children’s Rights asks the Commission for Protective measures for children online

  4 March 2021 The Vice-chair of the Intergroup on Children’s Rights, and EPP Secretary General, Antonio López-Istúriz has lead an initiative addressing the European Commission on the need of establish...

Ending child poverty: necessary resources allocated to fund the Child Guarantee

  29 January 2021   After long hours of negotiations, today the Portuguese Presidency of the Council and members of the European Parliament reached a political agreement on the draft regulation establishing the Eur...

We cannot risk that the EU becomes a safe haven for paedophiles and sexual predators online

22 January 2021   We learnt with great concern that the US National Center for Missing and Exploited (NCMEC) children recorded a in the number of EU-related CyberTipline reports submitted by technology companies compa...

An important step forward for children’s safety online in the fight against child sexual abuse

  7 December 2020   Today, the LIBE Committee approved by a large majority a compromise text on the Temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58 as regards the use of techn...

Crucial step forward in the fight against child sexual abuse in the EU

  Brussels, 10 September 2020 Child sexual abuse is a serious crime, both offline and online, with tremendous life-long consequences for the victims, that can haunt them well into adulthood. Over the last years the...