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"Madam President, child pornography is a loathsome form of crime. Measures at transnational level are required, especially due to the denationalised nature of the Internet.
I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Kirkhope, for his most excellent report. In this regard, it is perhaps particularly pleasing that it is from Great Britain that Mr Kirkhope comes. It is good that he has defined child pornography, and I believe we have arrived at a satisfactory compromise. It is particularly good that Mr Kirkhope has also stated that everything that has the appearance of being child pornography shall also be included under this definition.
Contact points or special units shall be set up in the Member States according to the draft. This will hopefully lead to better investigations. There is a need for more expertise in this area if it is to be possible to carry out professional investigations. Europol will be involved, as will the candidate countries. It is a good thing that crime in third countries will be punished in accordance with national legislation.
The definition of “children” – that is, the age up until which a person is to be considered a child – has been formulated in order to show that we want to create the most effective level of protection where child pornography is concerned. Our line of argument allows for flexibility in defining the age-limit that strikes the hardest blow to child pornography. It is a question of creating the most effective protection for children so that they are able to hold on to the childhood that they are entitled to. All children should have the right to a childhood! That ought to be a basic human right."@en1
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