Joint Civil Society Statement VAW Directive
- Document number
- 3555
- Date
- 7 May 2024
- Title
- Joint Civil Society Statement VAW Directive
- Author/publisher
- La Strada International
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations,
- Keywords
- Violence against women domestic violence EU law Directive joint reaction statement
- Summary
- On 7 of May, the Council of the EU officially adopted the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. La Strada International jointly with other civil society organisations welcome this first ever binding EU legislation on this issue as a groundbreaking step, but would have liked to see a stronger text.