Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001691/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Afroditi Latinopoulou (PfE)
Most European Member States have signed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,[1] adopted by the UN General Assembly on 9 December 1948 and in force from 12 January 1951, which, inter alia, provides for the obligation to prevent the crime of genocide.
However, at the European Union level, there is currently no corresponding legal commitment to the prevention of the crime of genocide, since the only relevant text, Decision 2003/335/JHA on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, focuses on suppression[2] and prosecution.
At the same time, it is noted that the academic field of genocide studies, which is essential for raising awareness among European societies about genocides such as the Pontic, Asia Minor Greek and Armenian genocides, has not been developed at European level.
Given the above:
Does the Commission intend to establish a legal framework for the prevention of crimes of genocide, especially given the impact of genocides on the increase in migration flows?
Submitted: 28.4.2025