On Thursday 14 March, MEPs on the Women’s Rights (FEMM) and Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committees adopted by 70 votes to 1, with 11 abstentions, the draft report on the revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive, revised rules aimed at strengthening victims’ rights and making it safer to report crime. All seven compromise amendments were adopted.
This proposal, issued by the European Commission in July 2023 (see EUROPE B13221A17), aims to remedy the shortcomings of the 2012 directive.