14/02/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 14 February, the Member States’ ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper II) confirmed the provisional political agreement reached on 6 February on the directive to combat domestic violence and violence against women (see EUROPE B13344A24). Despite having defined rape at European level, this text introduces preventive measures on this subject and raises awareness of consent. The directive also provides for the criminalisation of female...