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EP TODAY   Press Releases   Plenary session   5 hours ago     Tuesday, 17 June New EU rules to fight child sexual abuse Starting at 9:00, MEPs will discuss with Commissioner Magnus Brunner a proposal to update EU legislation on child sexual abuse crimes, to take into account technological advances and improve victim support. The draft legislation criminalises child sexual abuse “instruction manuals” and artificially created deepfake imagery, among other things. A plenary vote on Parliament’s position ahead of negotiations with EU ministers will follow at 12:30. Janne OJAMO (+32) 470 89 21 92 @EP_Justice Israel-Iran military escalation, EU-Israel Association Agreement and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis In the evening, MEPs and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas will debate the situation in the Middle East. This debate will focus on the risk of further instability in the Middle East following the Israel-Iran military escalation, the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Viktor ALMQVIST (+32) 470 88 29 42 Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS (+32) 470 96 08 19 @EP_ForeignAff Formal address by King Abdullah II of Jordan The King of Jordan, His Majesty Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, will address MEPs during a formal sitting at noon. Among other topics, he is expected to focus on the dramatic escalation of the crisis in the Middle East and the situation in Gaza. Viktor ALMQVIST (+32) 470 88 29 42 Snjezana KOBESCAK...