Procedures
282 votesResolution on narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers
Fund and equip EU law enforcement agencies to intercept maritime narco-trafficking, classify officers as high-risk workers, and confiscate criminal financial assets.
Resolution on the evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up
Revise the Common Fisheries Policy to enable fleet decarbonisation, apply equal standards to imported seafood, and simplify funding access for small-scale operators.
The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security
Impose mandatory origin and sustainability labelling on all aquatic food products sold in the EU to ensure fair competition with imports.
Impact of social media and the online environment on young people
Prohibit addictive digital design features, explicit non-consensual synthetic content, and unverified minor access to protect children's mental health on online platforms.
An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector
Fund and implement national strategies to recruit one million healthcare workers, improve working conditions, and recognize professional qualifications across all Member States.
Written Explanations
Written explanations of vote submitted after plenary sessions.
Protection of minors online
Social media has many problems which affect young people in negative ways. While I theoretically agree that there should be some age limit, it is very difficult to enforce it in practice. If providing age is purely declarative, then children will simply lie about their age, which is the situation today when platforms’ terms of service impose an age limit. Using eID means to prove your age to a social media platform is disproportionate. eID means are intended mainly for proving your identity for serious tasks such as e-government services and private services which require a high degree of security, such as banking. It is theoretically possible under eIDAS to prove your age without revealing your identity, but there are no guarantees that social media will implement this and refrain from asking for more than they need. Many citizens will not understand these intricacies, they will believe that using the eID always equates to proving your identity and they do not want this for social media. This will reduce trust in eID and will hamper its uptake, which harms our digitalisation efforts. This is why I voted against this report. All measures to tackle this problem need to be proportional.
No written explanations available.