Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-04-10-Speech-1-059"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-04-10"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Child pornography on the Internet2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000410.3.1-059"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-04-10-Speech-1-0602
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 co-chair; EDD (1999-07-20--2001-01-29)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; ECON (2000-02-02--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-28--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovenia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the pioneers of the Internet saw the electronic highway as the ultimate means of communication and the road towards a new social order. It was important for it to be subjected to as few rules as possible. It has since become apparent that the Internet is merely a reflection of our society. In addition to a wealth of information and expertise, it also reflects the criminal underbelly of society, including child pornography. The nature of the Internet is such that it has become easier to disseminate child pornography anonymously, rapidly and across national borders. This is a good reason to take action against this as a Union. Our children should be protected against this disrespectful exploitation, which reduces them to mere toys and leaves them damaged for the rest of their lives. I therefore welcome the Council’s current proposal and Mr Kirkhope’s report with open arms. I do wonder, however, whether too much is not being asked of the Council through Parliament’s adding new elements to the description of the criminal offence of “child pornography”. Harmonising criminal law at European level is quite different from creating European criminal law. Another difficult point is the age limit up to which pornography is considered child pornography. I myself am in favour of an age limit of 18, rather than 16, years. But the current compromise, in which both ages are mentioned without opting for one or the other, is confusing. I do not think that we can seriously expect the Council to adopt this text, but that does not detract from my appreciation of the work which the rapporteur and the Commission have put in."@en1

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