This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have voted to approve the European Union’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, concluding Parliament’s role in the process. Six years after the EU signed the Istanbul Convention – the first legally binding international instrument on preventing and […]Combating violence against women: MEPs back EU accession to Istanbul Convention
May 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs have voted to approve the European Union’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, concluding Parliament’s role in the process. Six years after the EU signed the Istanbul Convention – the first legally binding international instrument on preventing and […]Violence against women: MEPs demand the EU ratify the Istanbul Convention
February 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Union should ratify the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, in line with a 2021 Court of Justice opinion, MEPs insist. The text, adopted by 469 in favour, 104 against and 55 abstentions, says the Istanbul Convention remains the international […]
