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| Jakub Boratyński, DG JLS, European Commission, Belgium |
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Head of Unit 'Fight against Organised Crime' in the European Commission in Brussels (Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security), previously working on EU relations with Russia (Directorate General External Relations).  Before joining the European Commission Programme Director with Stefan Batory Foundation in Warsaw and Policy Officer with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Involved in the past in civil society transparency and anti-corruption activities in Poland. Graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Warsaw (international relations, law). 29 September, Tuesday, 10.00 – 10.30 Plenary session: EU policy against sexual exploitation of children The European Commission has been pursuing a policy for combating cyber crime in close cooperation with EU member states and other public and private partners. In 2007, the Commission presented this policy in detail in a communication called “Towards a general policy for combating cyber crime”. The Commission set itself priorities for combating internet content referring to sexual violence against children, thwarting large-scale attacks on information systems and taking action to prevent identity theft. This policy has been recently reinforced in a new multiannual programme entitled 'An area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen' (also Stockholm Programme). (COM (2009) 262 final) Firstly, the Commission participates in the legislative process. Among the most important legislative measures related to sexual exploitation of children is the Council’s Framework Decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. In March 2009, the Commission submited a proposal to improve and lend force to the content of the Framework Decision by raising the level of child protection in the EU to the highest standards. Secondly, the Commission strongly encourages cross-border cooperation among EU law enforcement agencies, particularly regarding information exchange and joint investigations. A recent example of this is a European alert platform for Internet-related offences that will enable pooling reports of crime committed in different EU Member States on the Internet, such as posting of illegal content. Thirdly, the Commission supports cooperation between the public and the private sector. Specific proposals to this end were approved by the Council of Ministers for Home Affairs in the form of Council conclusions in November 2008. One of the proposals promotes training in investigating cyber crime. The Commission is in the process of setting up a European training platform in partnership with the Member States, Europol and CEPOL. Another important public-private initiative is the European Financial Coalition against commercial child sexual abuse material online. The aim of the Coalition is to combine the efforts of the various public or private parties concerned to combat the production, distribution and sale of child pornography images on the Internet, ensuring profit-making is more difficult whilst locating and arresting the criminals concerned. Lastly, the Commission can also draw upon several financial programmes to support the practical implementation of its policy priorities, such as 'Safer Internet' and 'Prevention of and Fight against Crime'.
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