Procedures
282 votesResolution on the post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya
Demand independent investigations into opposition violence and killings in Zambia while requiring the EU to monitor human rights and support civil society.
Resolution on political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro
Demand the immediate release of Cuban political prisoners, the repeal of repressive penal laws, and the suspension of EU cooperation agreements with targeted sanctions.
Resolution on the deteriorating situation of media freedom and freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the recent arrest of bookseller Leticia Wong and the convictions of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung
Demand the immediate release of Hong Kong political prisoners, the repeal of national security laws, EU sanctions on responsible officials, and suspended extradition treaties.
Gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions
Require sex-disaggregated data in EU-funded research, fund women's health research, and mandate medical training to eliminate gender disparities in healthcare.
An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy
Require Member States to restrict tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food advertising to children to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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.