Democracy & EU institutions

Strengthening the efficiency of European justice systems

Proposals by young citizens

Find a selection of the proposals made by young Europeans

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    Aurelia, 24

    We should make an EU-wide criminal registry, so a law officer in one country knows immediately to be dealing with criminals from the EU.

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    Mitta

    We should triple penalties for child trafficking, paedophilia and child abuse from a minimum of 20 years un prison. Chilrden are the future.

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    Cécile, 30

    Rape and sexist aggression must be penalized much more severely throughout the EU, and victims must be strongly supported.

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    Shuka

    One should punish pedophilia much more and invest in prevention.

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    Marina, 25

    It is necessary for the law to act now to stop stalking and violence, instead of waiting for something to happen to whistleblowers

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    Claire, 34

    We should have consequences for those who cover up child abuse (all forms). Protect the identity of the child, name and shame the abuser.

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Position by JEF Europe.

To guarantee safe societies free of crime, the EU needs to build structures for prevention, investigation and prosecution of crimes.
In light of our fundamental values, these structures must be based on rule of law, be independent and provide efficient processes guaranteeing rights and freedoms of all parties.
As crimes do not respect national borders, we need mandatory cooperation between Member States and EU agencies.
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Responsesby European political parties

All European political parties that are represented with ten or more members in the European Parliament (in February 2024) were invited to provide their responses.

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Judicial systems are an essential power of the state and a public service that must guarantee equality among citizens. Judicial services, like other public services, need to be publicly resourced. In times of lawfare we must take care of judicial independence. More about this party, their programme & national members

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Cross-border and organised crime has increased, and some governments are more and more ignoring the supremacy of EU law and EU court rulings. We are committed to tackle crime, slash corruption and address rule of law breaches regardless of the perpetrators, whether governments or individuals, while advocating for targeted sanctions to avoid punishing innocent citizens and businesses. Make it conditional to receive EU funding to cooperate with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) More about this party, their programme & national members

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Fair and independent justice systems are the foundation of the EU and essential to protect citizens against all crime. That is why we want clear rules and sanctions, using all available instruments to ensure that no EU funds reach governments that are not willing to respect the rule of law. We must strengthen the EU’s police and judicial cooperation through a stronger Europol, to better fight cross-border crime. We insist on the creation of an independent EU Child Centre to combat child abuse. More about this party, their programme & national members

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Justice is one of the founding principles of the EU. As Greens, we stand for judicial independence, we stand firmly for a democratic separation of powers and against any violations of the rule of law in the member states, and we are fighting for equal access to justice for everyone, especially also marginalized communities. Overall, the European Greens stand for enhanced cooperation and coordination across the EU to better fight e.g. organized crime. More about this party, their programme & national members

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Making European justice systems more effective is essential. It builds confidence in the EU's laws and institutions and ultimately contributes to the Union's ability to effectively address cross-border challenges and uphold the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. More precisely, we must also eradicate gender-based violence and children violence, which remains a major problem in Europe. More about this party, their programme & national members

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We support cooperation and information-sharing among police forces. In general we do not support centralised police forces, as we believe they need to be closely tied to their local communities. But they should be required to build Europe-wide networks. We need more common standards in European justice systems regarding certain types of crime: in particular, we want gender violence to be recognised as a Eurocrime so that all member states have common definitions and provide support to victims. More about this party, their programme & national members

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This European political party did not provide a response. More about this party, their programme & national members

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This European political party did not provide a response. More about this party, their programme & national members

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The answers by political actors are automatically translated and may contain mistakes.You can find the original, English version here.

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