# Combating sexual exploitation of children and child pornography

European Parliament procedure 2008/2144(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee FEMM / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 51 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2008-09-15 and 2008-12-18.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns combating sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. The amendments reference the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Council of Europe Convention, urge Member States to ratify and implement relevant conventions, and call for criminalising sexual abuse of children, child sex tourism, forcing children to witness sexual abuse, and paedophile chat rooms and their providers.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edit BAUER | Slovakia | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23866.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Roberta ANGELILLI | Italy | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1941.md |
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Inger SEGELSTRÖM | Sweden | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28129.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Urszula KRUPA | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28334.md |
| Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU | Greece | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28571.md |
| Hiltrud BREYER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1059.md |
| Christa PRETS | Austria | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4239.md |
| Eva-Britt SVENSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28134.md |
| Lissy GRÖNER | Germany | PSE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1061.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.182: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.182+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE416.537: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-416.537+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2144-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2144-INI.json

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