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Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material. Recast

2024/0035(COD)·10th term·FEMM / LIBE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·In progressAwaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading
Subjects: International information networks and society, internet · Child protection, children's rights · Action to combat violence, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling · Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): LENAERS Jeroen (EPP)
Summary

This dossier is a recast directive combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material. Amendments address material generated by artificial intelligence or other computerised means, define child sexual abuse instruction manuals (so-called paedophile manuals) and offences relating to them, revise the solicitation/grooming offence and its imprisonment terms, and treat disability abuse as an aggravating circumstance.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    15 Nov 2024 – 20 Jan 2025
  2. Plenary vote — Adopted
    17 Jun 2025 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  3. In progress — not yet concluded
972
Amendments
distinct, in window
68
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committee(s)
15 Nov 2024 – 20 Jan 2025
Dates

Plenary votes

14 roll-call votes

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    1. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 1 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 1/2 · what was voted ↗
      484 for127 against42 abstentions66 did not vote
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    2. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 16 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 16/2 · what was voted ↗
      475 for125 against46 abstentions73 did not vote
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    3. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 16 (part 3 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 16/3 · what was voted ↗
      426 for184 against41 abstentions68 did not vote
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    4. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 29 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 29/2 · what was voted ↗
      518 for95 against43 abstentions63 did not vote
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    5. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 29 (part 3 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 29/3 · what was voted ↗
      491 for79 against83 abstentions66 did not vote
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    6. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 29 (part 4 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 29/4 · what was voted ↗
      435 for153 against60 abstentions71 did not vote
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    7. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 29 (part 5 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 29/5 · what was voted ↗
      420 for187 against42 abstentions70 did not vote
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    8. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 136 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 136/2 · what was voted ↗
      531 for84 against42 abstentions62 did not vote
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    9. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 138 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 138/2 · what was voted ↗
      496 for115 against47 abstentions61 did not vote
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    10. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 169 (part 2 of a split vote)
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 169/2 · what was voted ↗
      501 for70 against82 abstentions66 did not vote
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    11. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
      On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 184
      Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 184 · what was voted ↗
      434 for189 against29 abstentions67 did not vote
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  2. 17 Jun 2025Adopted
    On amendment 186 — text to be inserted after paragraph 2 — article 3
    Official label: Article 3, après le § 2 - Am 186 · what was voted ↗
    314 for249 against81 abstentions75 did not vote
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  3. 17 Jun 2025Rejected
    On amendment 188 — paragraph 3 — article 18
    Official label: Article 18, § 3 - Am 188 · what was voted ↗
    186 for461 against8 abstentions64 did not vote
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  4. 17 Jun 2025Main voteAdopted
    On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
    Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
    599 for2 against62 abstentions56 did not vote
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How groups usually vote on similar files

Based on 107 past main roll-call votes on LIBE-responsible procedures, Jul 2019 → 2026-07-04.

EPPusually FOR85% FOR over 17,053 votes
S&Dusually FOR89% FOR over 13,165 votes
Renewusually FOR90% FOR over 9,245 votes
Greens/EFAusually FOR64% FOR over 6,569 votes
ECRusually AGAINST50% FOR over 6,569 votes
The Leftusually FOR50% FOR over 3,713 votes
Patriotsusually FOR60% FOR over 1,934 votes
IDusually AGAINST37% FOR over 4,495 votes
ESNusually FOR51% FOR over 633 votes
Non-attachedusually FOR53% FOR over 3,497 votes

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Official amendment documents

PE766.593 ↗PE766.594 ↗PE767.971 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

68 Members · by amendment count
1🇸🇰
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ
Renew Europe · Slovakia
193
2🇸🇰
Lucia YAR
Renew Europe · Slovakia
172
3🇸🇪
Abir AL-SAHLANI
Renew Europe · Sweden
171
4🇧🇪
Hilde VAUTMANS
Renew Europe · Belgium
142
5🇪🇸
Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Spain
140(140 solo)
6🇫🇷
Fabienne KELLER
Renew Europe · France
126
7🇸🇪
Evin INCIR
Socialists & Democrats · Sweden
84(2 solo)
8🇵🇹
Francisco ASSIS
Socialists & Democrats · Portugal
83(14 solo)
9🇧🇪
Saskia BRICMONT
Greens / EFA · Belgium
76(76 solo)
10🇮🇹
Cecilia STRADA
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
69
11🇪🇪
Marina KALJURAND
Socialists & Democrats · Estonia
67
12🇩🇪
Verena MERTENS
European People's Party (EPP) · Germany
67(67 solo)
13🇪🇸
Irene MONTERO
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Spain
67
14🇮🇪
Kathleen FUNCHION
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Ireland
67
15🇮🇹
Carolina MORACE
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Italy
67
16🇫🇷
Emma FOURREAU
The Left (GUE/NGL) · France
67
17🇸🇮
Matjaž NEMEC
Socialists & Democrats · Slovenia
66
18🇫🇷
Nathalie LOISEAU
Renew Europe · France
62
19🇧🇪
Sophie WILMÈS
Renew Europe · Belgium
59
20🇵🇱
Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
54(16 solo)
21🇫🇷
Alexandre VARAUT
Patriots for Europe · France
46
22🇫🇷
Fabrice LEGGERI
Patriots for Europe · France
46
23🇫🇷
Malika SOREL
Patriots for Europe · France
46
24🇫🇷
Pascale PIERA
Patriots for Europe · France
46
25🇳🇱
Jeroen LENAERS
European People's Party (EPP) · Netherlands
40(40 solo)

The amendments, in full text

972 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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