Brussels, 26/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - A clear strategy aimed at banning female genital mutilation on EU territory and the need to acknowledge the problem in EU immigration law and cooperation agreements - these are the main requests set out in a resolution aimed at stamping out the practice of female genital mutilation. It was adopted by 647 votes to 10 and 24 abstentions by the European Parliament during its plenary session in Strasbourg.
The Parliament calls in particular on the European...