The draft Directive to combat gender-based violence continues to generate debate outside the interinstitutional negotiations. In particular, MEPs are calling for rape to be included among the offences listed in the legislation.
Indeed, this is one of the main points of disagreement between the positions of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU, the Member States having withdrawn the provision from their general approach (see EUROPE B13221A26).
“A missed opportunity”
However,...