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Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Billy Kelleher
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Mr President, we confer rights on citizens in terms of free movement of people, we confer rights on people with regard to the single market and business, but at this stage we do have to do something, Commissioner, with regard to conferring rights on young children and teenagers around the issue of cyberbullying and online bullying.  I don’t come to this podium with any answers, but I certainly come to this podium understanding the pressure that’s on young people across Europe and even in my own home country, Ireland, because of cyberbullying, and where young people now reside in their social outlets – on their phone.  If we don’t do something, we sadly and tragically will have many more Coco Foxes across Europe. I want to commend Jackie, Coco’s mother, for her vigorous campaigning on this issue, not for Coco, but in Coco’s memory, to ensure that we do something as a community, not just here in this Parliament, but across communities as we flow out from here.  I also acknowledge MEP Frances Fitzgerald for her highlighting this issue and asking that we do something tangible and meaningful. If we can do anything to honour the tragic passing of Coco Fox, let us work collectively together to come up with solutions in terms of dealing with social media platforms, anonymous online bullying, and the fact that we do need to ensure that online bullying is seen not just as some faceless offence, but as a crime as well. I commend whatever this House can do, but we must do something.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, Mrs Fox, let’s be honest, bullying is not, unfortunately, a new problem. But what is new is the scale and reach of cyber bullying. There is a growing tendency for more and more young people to become victims of its devastating real-life consequences, which can affect their social life and may cause them to experience anxiety, depression and even suicidal ideation. This issue is not just a concern for parents though, it is also a political one that demands real action.  I think our proposal of this House should go in three directions: (i) education, raising awareness among young people about the dangers of cyber bullying, (ii) law, holding abusers and predators accountable for their actions. It is long overdue that bullying someone through their intimate pictures should be made a criminal offence, and of course, (iii) support, supporting victims through counselling, so no case ends in a tragedy. Let’s make sure together that we can use technology with enthusiasm, not fear of harassment or abuse.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Gianna Gancia
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, signora Commissaria, onorevoli colleghi, innanzitutto un saluto alla mamma coraggiosa di Coco. Il miglior modo per affrontare il fenomeno del cyberbullismo è innanzitutto definirlo una piaga sociale: quando parliamo di cyberbullisimo, la tendenza è a concentrarsi unicamente su chi subisce il gesto, senza soffermarci sui molteplici aspetti di un fenomeno enormemente complesso. Il cyberbullismo ci obbliga ad andare, anche giuridicamente, oltre la classica distinzione tra vittima e carnefice, perché la varietà di formati offerti da una miriade di applicazioni e di piattaforme comporta il ramificarsi e il differenziarsi di questo fenomeno. Gli effetti a breve e medio termine del cyberbullismo sono sotto gli occhi di ognuno di noi e dobbiamo ora anche prevedere che questo potrà verosimilmente accadere nel metaverso. È fondamentale pensare a pene severe, pene severe per far sì che questa strategia europea di lotta al fenomeno sia efficace. Lo sappiamo, è un obiettivo ambizioso e ci pone una progettualità a lungo termine. Per questo dobbiamo coinvolgere tutti gli attori chiamati in causa: ragazzi, famiglie, scuole, istituzioni e giganti del tech. Il nostro obiettivo non è solo un obiettivo educativo, noi stiamo parlando di una questione di civiltà.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Frances Fitzgerald
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Mr President, I want, of course, to begin by welcoming Jackie Fox to the European Parliament, as you did President, and thank you for that and Commissioner, for your comprehensive speech. Jackie is seated in the gallery for this important debate on cyberbullying. And as you now know, Jackie is the mother of the late Nicole Fox, known as Coco, from Ireland, who tragically took her own life in 2018 as a result of cyberbullying. We know that cyberbullying is killing young people across our continent, and we know that there is a legislative vacuum across Europe at present. Every day a young person takes their life haunted by what has been done to them, mentally tortured by brutal bullying in forms that, as we know, are now evolving. A digital world now allows, as colleagues have said, for total access, not a moment of peace from bullies. Colleagues, it is time we stood up and took action. Coco’s law, named after Nicole Fox, was enacted in Ireland in 2021. It’s aimed to target behaviour online that is killing people. What is illegal offline must be illegal online. The brave work of Jackie ensured this happened in Ireland. We need to do this at a European level. I think we all know that and I think this is what our young people are asking of us. They are asking us to keep them safe online. It is our responsibility as legislators to keep every single European citizen safe online. Cyberbullying knows no borders, and that’s why the EU must act now. Thank you all and thank you to Jackie.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Alex Agius Saliba
Political group: S-D
Country: Malta
Language: MT

Sur President, it-tfal għandhom jgħixu ħielsa minn kull forma ta’ diskriminazzjoni, minn kull forma ta’ intimidazzjoni, iħossuhom differenti, jagħżlu li jitilqu kmieni mill-iskola, iħossu, ikollhom ukoll ħsibijiet suwiċidali li sfortunatament jistgħu jwasslu għal sitwazzjonijiet traġiċi bħal dak ta’ Coco. Dawn huma biss ftit elementi li jħossu ż-żgħażagħ, it-tfal meta jiġu bbuljati. Il-konsegwenza tal-vjolenza u l-bullying, inkluż il-bullying online, għandhom effetti kbar, effetti profondi u dejjiema fuq l-iżvilupp fiżiku, psikoloġiku u emozzjonali tat-tfal. Matul il-pandemija, ħajjet uliedna u ż-żgħażagħ tagħna saru ħaġa waħda mad-dinja online. Hekk kif ġara wkoll bil-bullying illi issa m’għadux ristrett biss fl-iskejjel imma sar ukoll predominanti fid-dinja online. Jekk irridu li ż-żgħażagħ isiru ċittadini diġitali u kunfidenti, kompetenti u attivi, jeħtieġ ambjent diġitali sikur fejn jistgħu jirnexxu mingħajr ma jibżgħu, mingħajr ma jħossuhom mhedda. Għal dan il-għan jeħtieġ li jkunu mgħammra b’ħiliet u kompetenzi diġitali u bil-ħsieb kritiku meħtieġ għat-teħid tad-deċiżjonijiet responsabbli online u l-indirizzar ta’ firxa wiesgħa ta’ riskji online, inkluż il-bullying. Nagħlaq hawn: il-prevenzjoni u l-qerda tal-bullying online tinvolvi impenn profond li jrid jibda mill-komunitajiet, fl-iskejjel u fid-djar tagħna. Iżda jeħtieġ li dan iseħħ flimkien ma’ strateġija Ewropea.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Maite Pagazaurtundúa
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señor comisario, es un crimen nuevo pero es un crimen viejo, y Jackie Fox, una madre coraje, nos ha traído hasta aquí. Y con toda humildad le mandamos el abrazo de nuestro Grupo y, desde luego, mi reconocimiento personal más profundo. Ocurre en todos nuestros países, comisario. Hay unas gemelas en España, Leila y Alana, que el pasado mes de febrero, con 13 años, se lanzaron desde un tercer piso para acabar con su vida y una de ellas falleció en el acto. Eran unas niñas emigrantes argentinas que habían llegado a un pequeño pueblo de Cataluña y estaban en su primer año de instituto. Señor comisario, es el crimen de la banalidad del mal. Y es una plaga. Y debe ser un eurodelito. Porque no podemos permitir la impunidad aunque muchos de los perpetradores sean menores y haga falta —sí— formación y haga falta que la comunidad se implique, y los profesores. Lo que usted quiera. Y hagan falta datos. Pero lo que no puede haber es coste cero para esa tortura moral a los niños y jóvenes de la que no pueden escapar. Es una plaga. Es el crimen de la banalidad del mal. Y debemos actuar.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Nicolae Ştefănuță
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Belgium
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, „Bă, ești un jeg! Ești un gunoi! Pune-ți, bă, ștreangul de gât. Meriți bătut! Idiotule! Prostule! Trădătorule!” Cam așa arată bullyingul online, la care probabil noi, politicienii, suntem imuni, dar copiii noștri nu sunt imuni. Un adolescent de 18 ani a fost găsit spânzurat, iar colegii spun că nu mai făcea față atâtor umilințe. O fată a fost supusă unui  Acestea nu sunt cazuri izolate. Aceasta este o epidemie europeană de bullying. România e pe locul trei la capitolul bullying. Sistemul public a eșuat până acum, din păcate, ba chiar pot spune că l-a încurajat. Copiilor vreau să le spun ceva. Nu vă fie rușine! Vorbiți despre asta! Dacă acasă nu vă ascultă, vorbiți cu un psiholog, cu un profesor, vorbiți cu noi aici, la Uniunea Europeană, pentru că noi înțelegem și vă ascultăm. Dar nu sunteți singuri. Bullies sunt înfrânți mereu. Asta trebuie să vă amintiți.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Isabel Wiseler-Lima
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, il y a des moments où les mots nous manquent. Devant une mère dont l’enfant s’est suicidé à cause de ce que lui infligeaient des harceleurs, nous nous sentons complètement démunis. Pourtant, le courage de cette mère nous donne aussi envie de nous battre. Jackie Fox a transformé son chagrin en force, et a agi pour éviter à d’autres jeunes le sort de sa fille. Son combat a abouti en Irlande au vote d’une loi,  Internet et ses réseaux sociaux sont des outils performants qui nous permettent entre autres de rester connectés à nos familles et amis. Malheureusement, ce sont aussi des instruments à disposition d’agresseurs sans scrupules et malveillants. Face à l’intention de nuire, à l’anonymat du bourreau, et à l’absence de responsabilisation, la victime est démunie. Il faut être conscient que cette persécution brutale atteint près de la moitié des jeunes de l’Union européenne, les amenant trop souvent à la scarification, l’automutilation, quand ce n’est au suicide. Il est donc inconcevable que le harcèlement soit pris à la légère ou minimisé. Certains États membres ont déjà pris des dispositions légales contre le cyberharcèlement, il nous faut relayer ceci au niveau européen. Les institutions européennes ont bien reconnu les dangers posés par le harcèlement en ligne. Mais pour être efficients, il est nécessaire d’adopter une stratégie concrète dans tous les États membres afin de faire face à l’ampleur du phénomène. Le harcèlement en ligne tue. À nous de l’ériger en infraction pénale dans toute l’Union européenne. C’est maintenant qu’il faut agir.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señor presidente, comisario Reynders, este Parlamento Europeo ha mostrado su determinación para combatir penalmente todas las formas de cibercriminalidad que crecieron geométricamente a propósito de la pandemia, pero el ciberacoso que hoy nos ocupa existía antes de la pandemia, como pone trágicamente de manifiesto la muerte de la joven irlandesa Coco, a cuya madre Jackie rendimos tributo hoy aquí. Porque hay muchos y muchas niñas expuestos a esa persecución de la que no pueden escapar. Y nos interpela esa amenaza no solamente a quienes somos padres y madres de hijos menores sino a todos los grupos de esta Cámara y, consiguientemente, a este Parlamento Europeo, para no solamente dar contenido a la estrategia contra el ciberacoso en la red con medidas de prevención, de educación digital, de autodefensa, de tutoría emocional frente a la depresión, el aislamiento y la tentación del suicidio, sino también con Derecho penal, porque hay que garantizar que el ciberacoso no quede impune. Siguiendo el ejemplo de la legislación penal irlandesa, es imprescindible que una directiva penal europea sea capaz de ordenar a todos los Estados miembros que transpongan esa legislación penal a sus ordenamientos internos.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, in English there is the children’s saying “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me”. Sadly, this is no longer true. The internet seems to remove adults’ limits, but for children who have not learned yet the power of their words, this is even worse. Group chats, discord Chats, sites like Instagram and TikTok have transformed bullying, especially among girls. Cyber bullying has not replaced it offline in schools, but has added to it, making it no longer end at the school’s gates.  So what do we do? First, we, as parents, must seek to try to understand and help our children to understand the harm of their actions. But equally important is to praise and support those young people who stand up to their so-called friends, both online and offline, and say, ‘no’, what is happening here is not acceptable. Bullying is not new with time, hopefully the cyberbullying of today will end. But we must do everything we can to make it end sooner rather than later.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Javier Zarzalejos
Political group: PPE
Country: Croatia
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señor comisario, es realmente lamentable que con demasiada frecuencia se tenga que producir un hecho trágico para que se tomen medidas legislativas. Los legisladores deberíamos anticiparnos y afrontar problemas que sabemos que existen y que no pueden ser silenciados. La vida de Coco Fox no tenía que haberse perdido. Pero ahora lo que tenemos que hacer es honrar su memoria y la lucha de su madre, Jackie Fox, para afrontar este flagelo desde el punto de vista legislativo. Tenemos que proporcionar una protección integral a los menores con normas concretas —no solo declaraciones— que establezcan obligaciones, procedimientos de denuncia adecuados, protocolos eficaces de prevención, compromiso por parte de los padres y tutores, del sistema educativo, de las autoridades, de las organizaciones y de la sociedad civil y, por supuesto, el compromiso firme de todas aquellas compañías que ofrecen servicios digitales dentro de la Unión Europea. El ciberacoso es una realidad que los menores sufren en silencio y en humillación, que les destroza psicológicamente y que en muchos casos les marca con consecuencias difíciles de borrar, cuando no con consecuencias letales. El ciberacoso no es solo el  Gracias, Frances, por tu iniciativa y tu compromiso. Apoyamos rotundamente esta causa y pedimos en este debate la criminalización del ciberacoso en todo el ámbito de la Unión Europea, con la adopción de las medidas de prevención, de investigación y de sanción a los acosadores y el apoyo que las víctimas merecen.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

I have been working on cyberbullying now for over a dozen years, and it can happen on social media, messaging apps, online gaming platforms, or even via text messages and emails. Technology, by and large, is positive but there are also ever—deepening connections involving some negatives, especially on social media. The rise of cyberbullying has been alarming, with more and more young people falling victim to this form of abuse.  For Coco, intimate images of her were put online against her will – a horrendous thing for anyone to face, never mind for someone of such a young age. in 2021, Ireland adopted Coco’s Law, which covers a wide range of offences including online abuse, cyberbullying and image—based abuse. Those found guilty can face up to seven years in prison. Jackie is right: it should be a criminal offence to torment and torture somebody online. I fully support calls for Coco’s law to be extended across the EU. We must protect our youth, in particular from the dangers of cyberbullying, and create a more positive and inclusive online culture.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Maria Walsh
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Mr President, ‘It’s not a criminal offence.’ This is what police said to Jackie Fox after her daughter Nicole had suffered extreme torment which resulted in her ending her life. Jackie’s dedication to ensuring that Coco’s law was delivered in Ireland has ensured that what is a crime offline is made a crime online. But as we speak, thousands of young Europeans are living with cyberbullying, being threatened with violence, being told to end their lives. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people under the age of 19 in our EU. What does that say about our policies if our young Europeans have nowhere to turn to for protection? We cannot allow them and their families to go through this trauma and heartbreak. Online bullying will not stop without legal consequences. EU legislation on cyberviolence and cyberbullying cannot wait. And I ask you all to please ensure Coco’s law is put in place throughout our EU in the name ‘Coco’s Law’ for Jackie and the spirit of her daughter, Nicole.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Sunčana Glavak
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: HR

Poštovani predsjedavajući, poštovana gospođo Fox, hvala vam od srca na vašim naporima. Hvala jednako tako Frances na trudu što možemo razgovarati, a morali smo to očito i prije, o ovoj važnoj temi. Otprilike svaki treći korisnik interneta je dijete, a istraživanje EU Kids Online iz 2020. pokazalo je da je gotovo 50 posto djece bilo izloženo nasilju na internetu. Stoga smatram da svako nasilje zahtijeva reakciju okoline i nikako nemojmo umanjiti ono elektroničko. I to mora biti kazneno djelo. Brže i lakše od tradicionalnog zlostavljanja - poslati uvredljivu poruku, proširiti je, postalo je puno lakše. Nasilnik ne može vidjeti trenutnu reakciju žrtve, manja je vjerojatnost da će osjećati krivnju. Mobilni uređaji omogućuju stalni pristup internetu i ostavljaju korisnika podložnim napadima u svakom trenutku. Kolegice i kolege, budućnost je digitalna, to je tako jasno. Međutim, lica djece koja su doživjela nasilje stvarna su i tu među nama. Oni imaju svoje ime i prezime. Završit ću, u Republici Hrvatskoj, iz koje dolazim, Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova ima takozvani
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Ljudmila Novak
Political group: PPE
Country: Lithuania
Language: SL

Gospod predsednik! Če nas nekdo sramoti na cesti in nas ozmerja in imamo priče, gremo na sodišče in ga tožimo, bo moral plačati kazen. Če nas pa nekdo ozmerja in sramoti preko spleta, pa se mu nič ne zgodi. Vemo pa, kako zaradi tega lahko nekdo trpi celo tako, da naredi samomor. Vemo tudi, kako so mladostniki občutljivi, kako jih vse moti v dobi odraščanja, kako bi na sebi vse spremenili in kako mora biti šele grozno, ko vidijo svoje spakedrane, popačene slike in sramotenje od svojih vrstnikov. Mladostnikom tudi največ pomeni to, kar mislijo njegovi vrstniki o njem, ne starši ali odrasli. Zato gospa Fox, vi ste vztrajali zaradi svoje ljubezni do hčerke in zaradi svoje bolečine in ste uspeli. Vaša hčerka je žal morala umreti, da smo se tudi mi zganili in bomo ukrepali.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Michaela Šojdrová
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, kolegyně a kolegové, kyberšikana je forma násilí, která ničí životy a zabíjí. Tato definice by měla také vést k nové evropské legislativě tak, jak tuto cestu otevřela právě Jackie Fox. Thank you, Jackie for being here. Thank you for your testimony. Chci vás ujistit, že ani my to nevzdáme. Stejně jako vy jste to nevzdala. Váš zákon, který jste prosadila v Irsku,
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Francesca Peppucci
Political group: PPE
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, questi sono oggetti che sono parte integrante del nostro vivere ma che ormai, con il loro utilizzo diffuso e inappropriato, possono diventare strumenti pericolosi e subdoli, dove chi è più fragile è sottomesso rispetto a chi, invece, si crede forte. Possiamo permetterci di aspettare? Possiamo permetterci di essere indifferenti o sottovalutare il fenomeno del cyberbullismo? La risposta è no. Soprattutto se questo porta a disturbi d'ansia, dell'umore, disturbi del comportamento alimentare, autolesionismo, ma peggio ancora alla morte, e significa che noi abbiamo il dovere assoluto di agire per garantire tutele efficaci su tutto il territorio europeo, anche adottando misure severe e decise. Ho l'onore di essere il parlamentare europeo più giovane del mio paese, uno dei più giovani del Parlamento europeo ed è inaccettabile, al giorno d'oggi, vedere morire giovani perché messi all'angolo, perché derisi, scherniti, sottoposti a molestie e ricatti. Per tutto il territorio dell'Unione europea diamo al più presto strumenti, diamo misure, diamo regole, altrimenti saremo solo persone che dicono belle parole, ma parole che cadono nel vuoto, in cui purtroppo è caduta Coco. Grazie, Signora Fox.
Debate: Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU
Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: SK

Pán predsedajúci, online šikana je problém, ktorý nadobúda obrovské rozmery. Podľa najnovších prieskumov má takmer štvrtina detí vo veku od 9 do 17 rokov skúsenosť s online šikanou. A zároveň jedna tretina týchto obetí o tom s nikým zatiaľ nehovorila. Najzraniteľnejšia skupina obyvateľov, deti, sa alarmujúco často stretáva s týmto fenoménom, ktorý poškodzuje ich psychické zdravie, pohodu a môže mať ďalekosiahle následky. Je preto našou povinnosťou zakročiť. Zamerajme sa na zvyšovanie povedomia detí, rodičov či učiteľov. Pomôžme im komunikovať a primerane na situáciu reagovať. Zároveň je potrebné do najvyššej možnej miery podporovať členské štáty, aby mali dostatok zdrojov a účinný právny rámec na boj proti online šikane. Veď ide o duševné zdravie našich detí.