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EU Accession to the Istanbul Convention

Summary

The motion calls for the EU to join the Istanbul Convention to create a unified legal shield against violence towards women.
10 24.11.2016
Other
woman
human rights
social policy
european union
administrative law

Key points

  • The European Parliament strongly supports the EU's accession to the Istanbul Convention to combat violence against women.
  • There is a call to identify gender-based violence as a specific area of crime within the EU legal framework.
  • The motion highlights the massive economic impact of gender-based violence, which was estimated at 228 billion euros in 2011.
  • The resolution demands a more coherent system for collecting statistical data to better understand and address violence against women.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women
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