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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11013

7 February 2014
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) women
MEPs call for a directive on female genital mutilation

Brussels, 06/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 6 February - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - MEPs called for a European directive to fight against FGM globally and in the EU, where it is reported that 500,000 women are also victims.

MEPs adopted a resolution by 274 votes to 240, with 15 abstentions, calling on the European Commission for a legislative framework as quickly as possible to prevent all violence to women - including FGM - as well as...

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