EU takes aim at violent video games
EU justice chiefs took aim at violent video games on Tuesday, agreeing to share information across the bloc on which games to outlaw and how, but leaving the final decision on bans with states themselves.
The executive European Commission said it would also draw up plans in coming weeks to harmonise national penalties on retailers caught selling such products to under-age children.
"These terrible things contribute to violence and sooner or later that leads to police intervention," Germany's Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said of violent video games, after EU justice ministers discussed them at a meeting in Dresden.
Germany, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, will draw up a comparative list of violent games banning procedures throughout the bloc in a move that Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries said would help to share best practices.
