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Parliament sets its position on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children

Seven laws, two agreements and 14 resolutions over four days. Closest: Financing for development, rejected 282–340.

AI:The session in brief

Parliament adopted positions on laws to help outermost regions recover from natural disasters, combat child sexual abuse, and set EU-wide rules for dog and cat welfare. It also approved macro-financial assistance to Egypt and consented to international agreements on energy and road freight.1: Amending Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and further flexibility to outermost regions affected by severe natural disasters and in the context of cyclone Chido devastating Mayotte2: Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)3: Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability4: Macro-financial assistance to Egypt5: EU/Euratom Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty: adoption by Euratom6: Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty7: Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road of 29 June 2022 MEPs also backed resolutions on rule of law, rural development, and external relations, while rejecting a resolution on financing for development.8: The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report9: Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy10: Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville

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Justice, rule of law & rights, New EU law

Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)

Report by Jeroen Lenaers ·

Passed 599 for · 2 against · 62 abstained by an overwhelming majority

For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, Patriots, ESN; Divided: ECR

AI summary:The directive aims to harmonise criminal law across member states, addressing crimes like child sexual abuse material and grooming, and to improve detection and reporting of online abuse.

  1. Agriculture, food & fisheries, New EU law

    Top story 2:Welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability

    Report by Veronika Vrecionová ·

    Passed 457 for · 17 against · 86 abstained by an overwhelming majority

    AI summary:The law would cover breeding, selling, and sheltering establishments, and would require identification and registration of animals.

  2. Foreign affairs, Resolution

    Top story 3:Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville

    Report by Charles Goerens

    Rejected 282 for · 340 against · 26 abstained by a small majority

  3. Foreign affairs, New EU law

    Top story 4:Macro-financial assistance to Egypt

    Report by Céline Imart ·

    Passed 386 for · 132 against · 49 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The assistance aims to help Egypt address its external financing needs and support structural reforms, with disbursements tied to progress on human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

  4. Justice, rule of law & rights, Resolution

    Top story 5:The Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law report

    Report by Ana Catarina Mendes

    Adopted 405 for · 210 against · 36 abstained by a large majority

    AI summary:The resolution calls for protecting media freedom, civil society, judicial independence, and fundamental rights, including sexual and reproductive rights.

    Part of: EU fundamental rights · 2 decisions this session

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