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"Mr President, I am particularly grateful to the rapporteur for his work. I can say in advance that generally the Commission agrees with all initiatives that aim at strengthening our firm, no-tolerance fight against paedophile activities at a European level. These are horrible crimes which, unfortunately, are increasing on a weekly basis in Europe. Members of this Parliament are probably aware that Europol carries out major investigations every week to smash paedophile rings operating inside the European Union.
The Internet has been a boon to those who commit such crimes against children. As you may know, there are about 200 000 – I repeat, 200 000 – paedophilia sites available on the web. The extent of the problem means that information has to be shared.
As you know, last December the Commission put forward a general initiative to promote the sharing of information on criminal convictions. It is a general provision that does not specifically deal with prohibition measures precisely for those found guilty of sex acts involving children. Thus the measure proposed by Belgium, to which the rapporteur referred, is a measure that supplements the general provision regarding information on criminal convictions; it is a measure that we can endorse concerning a very specific sector.
I believe that the main thrust of the European Union’s action to cut down on and then eliminate sex crimes against children for good should be based on strong preventive action and operational cooperation. Knowing what prohibition measures will result from a criminal conviction and being able to apply them in all Member States will ensure that cases like the Fourniret affair, for instance, can never happen again. It will also ensure that those who still think that such crimes can be committed will not only be severely punished but also prevented from travelling and committing such crimes more easily in another European Union country.
The rapporteur deserves the Commission’s congratulations and support for this initiative."@en1
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