On Friday 9 June, the Council of the European Union adopted its mandate revising the EU directive on combating trafficking in human beings (see EUROPE B13087A9), which will cover forced marriages and illegal adoptions.
EU countries must also ensure that people who knowingly use services provided by victims of human trafficking are liable to sanctions, explains a press release.
The text adopted specifies that Member States are required to criminalise trafficking in human beings for the...