MEPs meeting in Strasbourg, on Thursday 28 November, will vote on a motion for a resolution calling on the EU Council to ensure the EU's urgent ratification of the Istanbul Convention.
Bulgaria, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, which have signed - but not yet ratified - this Council of Europe text against gender-based violence, are also invited to do so without delay.
The draft resolution, drafted by members of the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe,...