Commission proposes EU accession to international Convention to fight violence against women

EU News 72/2016

Brussels, 4 March 2016

Today, the European Commission has proposed for the European Union to ratify the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention, a comprehensive international treaty on combatting violence against women and domestic violence.

This reaffirms once more the European Union's solid commitment to fight gender-based violence.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-549_en.htm?locale=en

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