Dossier · Own-initiative report

Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime

Reference: 2023/2068(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 18 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position
Lead committee: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE

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Rapporteur: MEP #125038
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: None yet
Versions: 3 versions
Opinions from: FEMM

Rapporteur: MEP #125038
Shadow rapporteurs: 6 members
Decisions in plenary: None yet
Versions: 3 versions
Opinions from: FEMM

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Referred to committee (done) 11 May 2023
Committee work (done) Report adopted 13 November 2023
Tabled for plenary (done) 28 November 2023
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 18 January 2024
Parliament’s position (done) Final

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Lead committee: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Rapporteur: MEP #125038 (Renew) former member
Shadow rapporteurs: Jaak MADISON (ID), Magdalena ADAMOWICZ (EPP), Katarina BARLEY (S&D), Alexandr VONDRA (ECR), Alice KUHNKE (Greens), MEP #197681 (The Left) former member
Opinion: FEMM: Women’s Rights and Gender Equality · rapporteur MEP #197756 (S&D) former member

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Adopted by Parliament18 Jan 2024

Adopted text TA9-0044/2024 TA-9-2024-0044

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Tabled for plenary28 Nov 2023

Report A9-0377/2023 A-9-2023-0377

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Committee draft28 Jun 2023

Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-750074

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (FEMM), Opinion (FEMM)

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Plenary stage 3 steps · 28 Nov 2023–18 Jan 2024

18 January 2024

Plenary vote

Sitting of 18 Jan 2024 Report A9-0377/2023 Adopted text TA9-0044/2024
17 January 2024

Debated in plenary

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Sitting of 17 Jan 2024 Report A9-0377/2023
28 November 2023

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Report A9-0377/2023

Committee stage 5 steps · 11 May 2023–13 Nov 2023

13 November 2023

Committee vote: report adopted

LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 October 2023

FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion

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Opinion (FEMM)
28 June 2023

Draft report published

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Draft report (LIBE)
5 June 2023

Draft opinion from FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality)

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Draft opinion (FEMM)
11 May 2023

Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-2068
Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2023/2068(INI)
Data source: European Parliament Open Data
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 26 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime”. Dossier. reference 2023/2068(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-2068 (retrieved 26 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2023/2068(INI), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F2068(INI). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

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@misc{epw-dossier-2023-2068,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-2068}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-2068},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2023/2068(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F2068(INI). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}