On Tuesday 25 April, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties (LIBE) and Gender Equality (FEMM) Committees gave their consent for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by the EU.
As this is a mixed agreement, the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council has submitted two draft decisions for ratification, both of which correspond to the Union’s competences on the matters covered by the Convention (see EUROPE B13126A12). For example, the one on the application of the...