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Lors de sa session plénière de juillet, en présence de Cristina Fabre, représentante de l’Institut européen pour l’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) a débattu du projet de directive de la Commission visant à lutter contre la violence fondée sur le genre et à promouvoir l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. Le Comité a adopté deux avis comportant des recommandations destinées à renforcer l’efficacité de la législation pour combattre ce fléau aux proportions alarmantes. Il a aussi demandé que ces actes soient inclus dans la liste des infractions pénales de portée européenne.
Prof. Dr. Marianne HESTER, Professor of Gender, Violence and International Policy at the Bristol University and Member of the Advisory Board of "Women Against Violence Europe" (WAVE)
Presentation on the occasion of the EESC conference on Eradicating domestic violence, 21 Sep 2012, Brussels