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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12379

29 November 2019
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 35
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Women
European Parliament votes in favour of ratification of Istanbul Convention by EU
Brussels, 28/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

MEPs adopted by a large majority (500 in favour, 91 against and 50 abstentions) on Thursday 28 November a resolution on the EU's accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - known as the Istanbul Convention.

The resolution calls on the EU Council to work urgently for the ratification of this Convention by the EU. It also urges the seven Member States that have signed, but not yet ratified, to do so without delay. A...

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