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"Mr President, a week ago, Frankfurt on Main – which is where I come from – welcomed hundreds of thousands of football fans from all over the world with an impressive optical and acoustic event, the SkyArena, with larger-than-life images of top football players and fans, scenes of jubilation and mourning, fairness and fouls being projected onto the walls of eleven multi-storey buildings. During the World Cup in Germany, it is intended that millions of people will be given the feeling that they are the guests of friends. These great events can give rise to many positive emotions, but also to a number of negative developments, and that is where the fun stops.
On 28 April, during the EU Conference of Interior Ministers, Commissioner Frattini was quite right to stress that Germany is prepared to combat this forced prostitution. Despite isolated criticism and some threats of boycotting, we are well-armed: reinforced border controls, a massively extended witness protection programme for the victims, a federal bureau for gathering information – 160 officials are working round the clock, and the Federal Government has spent EUR 2 million on the prevention campaign. In May police raids were carried out in red light districts, with, among other things, 700 brothels being inspected, and checks carried on flats and on almost 2 000 individuals.
Nevertheless, the measures taken by the Member States and the Commission are not sufficient – on this point I agree with the previous speakers – since this is about the prevention of suffering, humiliation and blackmail.
The motion submitted by Mrs Záborská for a resolution of this House points out that, as regards forced prostitution during international sporting events, FIFA has no reason whatsoever to feel insulted. We demand campaigns that are comprehensible, that can enlighten potential victims and effectively intimidate the criminals; and as for the Europe-wide telephone project, this hotline, so far there has only been one announcement: ‘This number is currently unavailable’.
This will not do. Europol and Eurojust must both be in a position to do something about this issue. This is certainly a question of available staff, but it also requires financial support.
Let us do what my fellow Members have already done, and do what is necessary by showing this exploitation the red card."@en1
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