EU Justice Chiefs agreed today to share information on violent video games across the EU. The aim is to facilitate decision-making on banning games.
The executive European Commission is also in the process of creating unified penalties for retailers selling games to under-age customers in the EU.
A list will be drawn up by Germany, current holder of the EU's rotating presidency, outlining processes in member states for the banning of games. The aim is to allow nations to compare practices so they can improve their own according to Brigitte Zyphries, Federal Minister of Justice for Germany.
SPOnG's favourite EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini was involved, although in a surprisingly liberal manner. He stated that the measures will not lead to harmonised EU-wide bans. He said: "Each member state will decide which video games are violent and so to be banned. It's not a decision to be taken in Brussels."
SPOnG was pleasantly surprised that Frattini didn't just call for an outright ban on violent games after his vocal call for Rule of Rose to be banned last year.
Germany's interior Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, also chipped in stating: "These terrible things contribute to violence and sooner or later that leads to police intervention."
The executive European Commission is also in the process of creating unified penalties for retailers selling games to under-age customers in the EU.
A list will be drawn up by Germany, current holder of the EU's rotating presidency, outlining processes in member states for the banning of games. The aim is to allow nations to compare practices so they can improve their own according to Brigitte Zyphries, Federal Minister of Justice for Germany.
SPOnG's favourite EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini was involved, although in a surprisingly liberal manner. He stated that the measures will not lead to harmonised EU-wide bans. He said: "Each member state will decide which video games are violent and so to be banned. It's not a decision to be taken in Brussels."
SPOnG was pleasantly surprised that Frattini didn't just call for an outright ban on violent games after his vocal call for Rule of Rose to be banned last year.
Germany's interior Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, also chipped in stating: "These terrible things contribute to violence and sooner or later that leads to police intervention."
Comments
merzbow 16 Jan 2007 22:36
1/3
another way for the EU to control us
also why are germany getting to make this rule they have notoriously draconian cencorship when it comes to violence in games and in general and to think of it why are they in the eu at all remember ww2
also why are germany getting to make this rule they have notoriously draconian cencorship when it comes to violence in games and in general and to think of it why are they in the eu at all remember ww2
Ditto 16 Jan 2007 22:45
2/3
EU Guy wrote:
"These terrible things contribute to violence and sooner or later that leads to police intervention."
LMAO
Joji 17 Jan 2007 15:25
3/3
Bad news i reckon. These are all fuddy duddy mps who spend our money, then try to tell us what to do all the time.
And they are letting the germans have the reigns, that will always end in something negative.
So many good games on the way, and we have to worry about having these muppets, deciding upon what they clearly know nothing about. I already feel like we are back in the 50's, games are the new youth culture medium and older generations don't understand them, so condemning them is easier.
'These terrible things contribute to violence?'
Where's the conclusive proof of that? I smell BS drifting from those eurosuits of the JT kind.
And they are letting the germans have the reigns, that will always end in something negative.
So many good games on the way, and we have to worry about having these muppets, deciding upon what they clearly know nothing about. I already feel like we are back in the 50's, games are the new youth culture medium and older generations don't understand them, so condemning them is easier.
'These terrible things contribute to violence?'
Where's the conclusive proof of that? I smell BS drifting from those eurosuits of the JT kind.