08/09/2022 (Agence Europe) – Dr Claire Walkey and Dr Katerina Mantouvalou presented the preliminary results of the study: Legislative frameworks for victims of gender-based violence (including children) in the 27 Member States” to the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) on Thursday 8 September. The study is part of the draft directive presented by the European Commission in March 2022 to combat violence against women and domestic violence and it makes a series of recommendations. In terms of implementation, it calls for more training for police and judges, targeted victim support provision and the organisation of regular European awareness-raising campaigns. As regards the legal framework itself, it recommends that gender-based violence is criminalised and the burden of proof for sexual harassment cases is shifted. The study will be made available in October. (HS)