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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13649
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE / Women

Portugal making progress in fight against violence against women, but Council of Europe calling for urgent measures

In a report on Portugal published on Tuesday 27 May, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) welcomes a number of positive developments, but calls for measures to be taken to close the remaining gaps in the implementation of the Istanbul Convention.

Progress has included a number of criminal law reforms, in particular the adoption of a consent-based definition of rape.

As far as the remaining problems are concerned,...

Contents

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
HUNGARY: deterioration of Rule of law in Hungary - 20 Member States call on European Commission to take strong action to get Budapest to back down
DEMOCRACY: Hungary and Slovakia block adoption of Council conclusions on democratic resilience in EU
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to Greek Council for Refugees, European funds are contributing to violations of fundamental rights in Greece
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: according to European Disability Forum, UN’s observations should guide second phase of EU Disability Strategy
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: European Commission launches an investigation into four pornographic platforms accused of putting minors at risk
CLIMATE: more than 150 businesses and investors call on EU to set a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target of at least 90% by 2040
ENVIRONMENT: German authorities want to classify trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) as toxic to reproduction
ENVIRONMENT: proposal by a dozen or so Member States to further simplify regulation on 'imported deforestation' causes an outcry
ANIMAL HEALTH: a dozen EU Member States call for a proportionate proposal on animal welfare
ANIMAL HEALTH: several Member States call for an EU vaccination strategy recognised by third countries
AGRICULTURE: Polish Presidency of EU Council welcomes return of partial quotas with Ukraine
REGIONS: European Commission proposes €280 million in aid for six countries following floods
TRANSPORT: EU Council close to agreement on air passenger rights
ENERGY: European Commission launches four calls for contributions on ecodesign and labelling rules for refrigerating appliances
ENERGY: EU and Latin American Energy Organisation sign a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation
INSTITUTIONAL
MULTILINGUALISM: Spain fails to obtain unanimous agreement of Member States to grant official EU language status to 3 Spanish regional languages
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SOCIAL/EMPLOYMENT: quality traineeships - Polish Presidency of EU Council submits new compromise in attempt to move towards an agreement
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: EU launches eleven new projects under Permanent Structured Cooperation framework
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE/CLIMATE: EU27 adopt their position on ‘omnibus’, which simplifies Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism at borders
DRC: eleven MEPs on mission to Kinshasa to assess situation in Kivu
AFRICA: European Commission provides €9.4 million to support Mpox screening
JORDAN: Ursula von der Leyen praises Amman’s role in welcoming Palestinian refugees
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEFENCE: EU Council adopts ‘SAFE’ instrument of loans to Member States to increase military spending
FINANCE: simplification - negotiations on ‘retail investment’ legislative package postponed to Danish Presidency of EU Council
COMPETITION: Brazilian meat exporters ask European Commission to investigate French boycott
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN: Portugal making progress in fight against violence against women, but Council of Europe calling for urgent measures
NEWS BRIEFS
FINANCE: European Parliament ready to start negotiations with EU Council on reduction in time limit for securities transactions
RESEARCH: European University Association publishes its key principles for attractive and sustainable academic careers
UZBEKISTAN: launch of EU-funded project aiming to develop policies and budgets that integrate gender
RESEARCH: LERU and The Guild call for greater clarity on future of innovation in Europe
TRANSPORT/INDUSTRY: EU Council gives final approval to additional flexibility for carmakers
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