Votes · 17 June 2025
Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast)
This vote is about fighting child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse material.
Background
This directive replaces the EU’s 2011 rules against child sexual abuse, which had become outdated in the face of the internet and new technologies.
- Explicitly criminalises AI-generated abuse images and live-streamed abuse.
- Strengthens penalties and victims’ rights, notably to report abuse years later.
- Strengthens prevention and support for victims.
Adopted: 599 for, 2 against, 62 abstentions, 56 did not vote.
Reference: A10-0097/2025