Survey on the transposition of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography

Missing Children Europe, ECPAT and eNACSO have launched a report that examines the transposition of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography by 27 EU Member States.

Studies suggest that between 10-20% of children in Europe are sexually assaulted during their childhood. This phenomenon is not decreasing and certain forms of sexual violence are becoming a matter of growing concern.

The Internet has made it easier to “groom” children or to produce and distribute child sexual exploitation material. Children portrayed in pornography are getting younger and the images are becoming more graphic and more violent.

The Together against sexual exploitation of children project was set up to examine the ways in which seven key provisions of Directive 2011/93/EU have been transposed by the 27 EU Member States which are bound by it. The project is run by ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes), eNACSO (European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online) and Missing Children Europe (European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children).

The main objective of the project was to compare the choice of ‘methods and strategies’ developed by Member States in order to achieve the binding results defined by the Directive1 and to assess them based on the best interests of the child.

The analysis hopes to expose the different ways and methods selected by the Member States for achieving the objectives set by the Directive, thereby identifying good practices but also possible loopholes, lacunae or open questions.

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