The Strategy underlines the importance of cooperation with various stakeholders in the fight against child sexual abuse.
The Commission therefore closely partners with EU agencies for law enforcement and judicial cooperation, Europol and Eurojust, and supports Member State cooperation through EMPACT (the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats).
Nongovernmental organisations are an equally vital in this effort. The Commission therefore supports global coordination through the WePROTECT Global Alliance to End Child Sexual Exploitation Online, a multi-stakeholder organisation bringing together governments, companies, civil society organisations and international institutions.
The Commission also works closely together with industry, academia and practitioners. The EU Internet Forum, gathering EU Home Affairs Ministers, the internet industry and other stakeholders works collectively to combat the threat of child sexual abuse. The Network for prevention of child sexual abuse, launched as one of the key initiatives of the EU Strategy, serves as a point of intersection between practitioners and academics, to inform and fuel research on prevention and facilitate global cooperation.
Broader child safety online is also supported through the Better Internet for Kids initiative.
