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Written by Martina Prpic (2nd edition, updated on 03.07.2024).
On 19 December 2022, the European Commission put forward a proposal for the targeted revision of Directive 2011/36/EU – the main EU instrument to combat trafficking in human beings and to protect its victims. Despite progress achieved in fighting this crime, the Commission reports that, on average, over 7 000 people per year fall victim to human trafficking in the EU. Forms of exploitation have evolved and adapted to the new environment. For instance, new technologies are used to recruit victims. While a large majority of victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation are women and girls, men are more at risk of falling victim to trafficking for labour exploitation, the share of which is increasing, or are forced to commit crimes.
Against this backdrop, the Commission proposed a set of amendments to strengthen the current rules, further harmonise provisions across Member States in order to reduce demand, and collect robust data and statistics. In January 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached an interinstitutional agreement, which was approved by both institutions. After formal adoption by the Council, the act was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 24 June 2024.
Versions
- July 2023: Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (2nd edition)
| Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims. |
| Committees responsible: | Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) | COM(2022) 732 19.12.2022 |
| Rapporteurs: | Malin Björk (The Left, Sweden) Eugenia Rodríguez Palop (The Left, Spain) | 2022/0426(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Lena Düpont (EPP, Germany) Maria Walsh (EPP, Ireland) Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (S&D, Portugal) Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D, Spain) Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew, Sweden) Yana Toom (Renew, Estonia) Alice Kuhnke (Greens/EFA, Sweden) Vincenzo Sofo (ECR, Italy) Christine Anderson (ID, Germany) Patricia Chagnon (ID, France) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Procedure completed. Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of 24.6.2024 |
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