14/12/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 14 December, the Commission opened a public consultation on the modernisation of EU anti-trafficking rules. The results of the consultation, which will be open until 22 March 2022, will be used to evaluate and possibly revise the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive, the Commission said in a statement. “The Directive has been the backbone of the EU’s efforts in combatting human trafficking since 2011. However, recent reports have highlighted that trafficking in human beings has further evolved and the available means are not sufficient to fight it effectively”. The review will specifically explore the possibility of having minimum EU rules that criminalise the use of exploited services from victims of trafficking. Link to the consultation: https://bit.ly/3EXwCmc (SP)