11/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - Asked by Marian Harkin (ALDE, Ireland) about violence against women, Spanish Secretary of State for European Affairs Diego López Garrido said that this issue was high in the Spanish Presidency's agenda. Twelve member states had begun an initiative which should lead to a directive: discussions were on-going and the legal basis seemed clear. Discussion was continuing on the basis of criminal judicial cooperation, since such violence was a crime. López Garrido...