In a non-legislative resolution adopted on Thursday 24 November to celebrate International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the European Parliament urged all EU member states to ratify the Istanbul Convention on violence against women.
MEPs therefore did not support an alternative resolution submitted by the ECR group, which argued that this issue should be covered within the scope of member states (It was rejected by 489 votes against 115).
On-going process. The Council of...