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> The lowest minimum age is 14 years, set in seven Member States: Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Portugal. Not even close to half. It'
by cinntaile 3y ago
> The lowest minimum age is 14 years, set in seven Member States: Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Portugal.
Not even close to half. It's also not that clear cut and depends on the circumstances.
https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements/consent-sexual-activity-adult https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-ag...
- Traubenfuchs 3y agoThose have 40.1% of the European union population though.
- asddubs 3y agois it really 14 with no upper limit on the other partners age?
- MaxikCZ 3y agoOn Czechia it was "both must be under 14, or both must be over 14, but one cant be younger and the other older. At least that was when I was about 14..
- cinntaile 3y agoI'm not aware of all the specifics, rules like that are country specific but it's definitely possible that there are additional limitations.
- Traubenfuchs 3y agoAustria: Anyone 14 or older can have legal sex with anyone else 14 or older. Exceptions that would make one a victim and one a criminal: - victim is <16 and the perpetrator abused the victims "limited maturity" - victim is <18 and did it for money or because the perpetrator abused the victims "predicament"