20
May
2026
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Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)
Madam President, Severely traumatized, they cope with their arduous everyday life and yet find no peace. We are talking about survivors of serious crimes. All too often they are left alone with the physical, psychological and financial consequences. And again and again they are even contacted directly by perpetrators. Unannounced. Unexpected. Legal? Unfortunately, yes. And that will remain the case if we do not act now. With the vote tomorrow, we will focus on the needs of the victims. We close gaps in protection, protect the personal data of the victims from access by the perpetrators. We facilitate access to advice, support, support and compensation. We ensure better awareness of judges, police officers and others. And this protection should apply regardless of where in the EU a person has been the victim of a crime, so that those affected do not have to endure even more suffering than in the act itself. And ladies and gentlemen, if I have to hear here in the House that violence exists only because there is migration, it is a slap in the face of all the victims. And I would like to apologise to all victims for such statements. (The speaker rejected questions on the ‘blue card’ procedure by Lukas Sieper and Arkadiusz Mularczyk.)