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Verbatim report of proceedings
Thursday, 12 May 2016 - Strasbourg Revised edition

Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (debate)
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  Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, on behalf of the PPE Group. – Mr President, trafficking in human beings is the new slavery of our times. The figures are stunning, and the stories are heartbreaking: behind every story, there is a human tragedy. It is time to stop impunity. There should be no hiding place in Europe for traffickers.

The majority of victims are women and girls to be exploited for prostitution in Europe. More and more are migrants. Trafficking is a serious organised crime and should be prosecuted as such. It is a huge business with high profits and too low a risk. The networks are sophisticated and cross-border. We should step up our common European response on all fronts: police and judicial cooperation, better sharing of information, strengthening Europol, Eurojust, Frontex and the hot spots, and tracking the money and confiscating the assets of the traffickers.

And, of course, Member States should do more to prevent and combat trafficking and protect the victims, including on the Internet, by increasing sanctions, training officials and giving victims access to healthcare, including sexual and reproductive rights assistance and psychological support, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable, such as children. It is also very important to reduce demand and to criminalise the users of sex services.

The PPE Group will continue to be committed to zero tolerance against trafficking in human beings and will keep women’s and girls’ rights at the top of our agenda. It really is time for them to be freed.

 
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