“You were moved when (the EU) signed up [to the Istanbul Convention: Editor's note] in 2023, but that was only the beginning of the road”, Ana Carla Pereira, Director for Equality and Non-discrimination in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, told MEPs from the European Parliament’s Committees on Women’s Rights (FEMM) and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Tuesday 20 May.
And she added: “Now we need to take further steps...