2021年欧盟性别平等报告（英）

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Countrycodes

EuropeanUnion

EU

Austria

AT

Belgium

BE

Bulgaria

BG

Croatia

HR

Cyprus

CY

CzechRepublic

CZ

Denmark

DK

Estonia

EE

Finland

FI

France

FR

Germany

DE

Greece

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Hungary

HU

Ireland

IE

Italy

IT

Latvia

LV

Lithuania

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Luxembourg

LU

Malta

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Netherlands

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Poland

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Portugal

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Romania

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Slovakia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Contents

INTRODUCTION3

FREEFROMVIOLENCEANDSTEREOTYPES5

ImpactofCovid-19ongender-basedviolence5

Endinggender-basedviolence8

Onlineviolence10

Harassmentintheworldofwork11

Femalegenitalmutilation,

‘honour-related’violence13

Traffickinginhumanbeings14

Supportingvictimsofgender-basedviolence15

Challengingstereotypesthroughprevention

andeducation17

THRIVINGINAGENDER-EQUALECONOMY21

ImpactofCovid-19onwomen’sparticipation

inthelabourmarket21

Women’sparticipationinthelabourmarket25

Segregatedlabourmarketsandundervaluation

acrossdifferentsectorsoftheeconomy28

Closingthegendergapinpayandpensions31

Improvingwork-lifebalanceandnarrowing

thegendercaregap32

LEADINGEQUALLYTHROUGHSOCIETY37

Genderbalanceindecisionmakingduring

theCOVID-19pandemic37

Womenineconomicdecision-making38

Womeninpoliticaldecision-making42

GENDERMAINSTREAMING47

COVID-19Response47

StrengtheninggendermainstreamingatEUlevel49

Strengtheninggendermainstreaming

intheEU’snewlong-termbudget51

Anintersectionalapproachtogenderequality53

MonitoringtheGenderEqualityStrategy54

PROMOTINGGENDEREQUALITYANDWOMEN’S

EMPOWERMENTACROSSTHEWORLD56

EU’sglobalresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic56

TheEU’snewroadmapforagenderequalworld58

TheEU’sexternalactionagainst

gender-basedviolence58

EU‘sglobalpartnershipsandactionongender

equalityandwomen’sempowerment59

GendermainstreaminginEU’sexternalaction61

CONCLUSION63

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INTRODUCTION

Oneyearago,on5March2020,theCommissionadopteditsGenderEqualityStrategy2020-2025.ThestrategywasthefirstdeliverableonPresidentvonderLeyen’scommitmenttoaUnionofEquality.Itsetsoutanambitiousframeworkforthenext5years,formallyendorsedbytheCommission,onhowtoadvancegenderequalityinEuropeandbeyond.ThestrategyisbasedonavisionforaEuropewherewomenandmen,girlsandboys,inalltheirdiversity,arefreefromviolenceandstereotypesandhavetheopportunitytothriveandtolead.

Thisisthefirstreportunderthenewstrategy.IttakesstockofwheretheEUanditsMemberStatesstandongenderequalityoneyearaftertheadoptionoftheStrategy.ItsetsouttheEU’sachievementsandgivesinspiringexamplesfromtheMemberStatesandEU-fundedprojectsforeachofthestrategy’sfivekeyareas:

>Beingfreefromviolenceandstereotypes

>Thrivinginagenderequaleconomy

>Leadingequallythroughoutsociety

>Gendermainstreamingandfunding

>Promotinggenderequalityandwomen’sempowermentacrosstheworld.

ThepastyearhasbeenmarkedbytheCOVID-19pan-demic,whichhasproventobeamajorchallengeforgenderequality.Thepandemichasexacerbatedexistinginequalitiesbetweenwomenandmeninalmostallareasoflife,bothinEuropeandbeyond.ThereportpresentstheavailabledataonthegenderedimpactoftheCOVID-19crisisfor

eachareaofthestrategyandoutlinesthemeasurestheEUandMemberStateshavetakentomitigatetheseeffects.

DespitethechallengesarisingfromtheCOVID-19crisis,theCommissionmadesignificanteffortstomoveforwardwiththeimplementationoftheGenderEqualityStrategyoverthepastyear.Itsteppedupitsfightagainstgender-basedviolencebypublishing,inJune2020,it’sfirst-everEUvictims’rightsstrategyandbylaunching,inFebruary2021,anopenpublicconsultationonanewlegislativeinitiativetobettersupportvictimsandprosecuteperpetratorsofgender-basedviolence.ItalsocontinueditseffortstoaccedetotheIstanbulConvention.TheCommissionaddressedtheissueofonlineviolencewithitsproposalforaDigitalServicesAct,adoptedinDecember2020,whichclarifiestheresponsibili-tiesofonlineplatforms,therebycontributingtomakingtheinternetsaferforwomen.WiththeadoptionoftheproposalforaDirectivestrengtheningtheequalpayprinciplethroughpaytransparencyandenforcementmechanismsinearlyMarch2021,theCommissionhastakenamajorsteptoimprovetherespectoftherighttoequalpayandtacklepaydiscrimination.AlsoinearlyMarch2021,theCommissionadoptedanActionPlantoimplementtheEuropeanPillarofSocialRights,whichputsgenderequalityatitscoreandestablishes,amongstothers,ambitioustargetsforwomen’sparticipationinthelabourmarketandtheprovisionofearlychildhoodeducationandcarewhichisveryimportantinthiscontext.Inthe2020DigitalEducationActionPlanandtheEuropeanSkillsAgenda,theCommissionannouncedarangeofactionstoensurethatgirlsandyoungwomenparticipateequallyinICTstudiesanddeveloptheirdigitalskills.TheCommissionitselfmadeprogressonwomen’sparticipationinpoliticsandincreasedfemalerepresentationindecision-making,withthefirst-evergender-balancedCol-legeofCommissionersintheEU’shistory.TheCommission

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alsostrengthenedgenderequalityandwomen’sempower-mentoutsideoftheEUthroughthenewGenderActionPlan(GAPIII)for2021-2025.Thenewmulti-annualfinancialframeworkfor2021-2027promotesgender-equalityboththroughstrengthenedgendermainstreamingandtargetedactionsofspecificEUspendingprogrammes.TheNextGen-erationEUrecoveryinstrumentrequiresMemberStatestoexplainhowthemeasuresintheirnationalrecoveryplanswillcontributetogenderequality,thusensuringagenderequalandfairrecoveryintheEU.

TheimplementationoftheGenderEqualityStrategytakesadualapproachcomprisinggendermainstreamingandtargetedmeasurestoaddressgenderinequality.Asinter-sectionalityisahorizontalprincipleforitsimplementation,thestrategyisreflectedintheotherequalitystrategiesthathavefollowedafterit.ThisincludestheEURomastrate-gicframeworkforequality,inclusionandparticipationfor2020-2030,theLGBTIQequalitystrategy2020-2025,theEUAnti-racismactionplan2020-2025andtheStrategyontherightsofpersonswithdisabilities2021-2030.

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FREEFROMVIOLENCEANDSTEREOTYPES

Atthecoreofgenderinequalities,gender-basedviolencecon-tinuestobeanendemicproblemdisproportionatelyaffectingwomenandgirls.1Theperpetratorisanintimatepartnerforoneinfivewomenexperiencingsuchacts2andinoverhalfofthefemalemurdervictimcases.3ThemostrecentresultsoftheFundamentalRightsSurveyfurtherconfirmthispheno-menonfromtheperspectiveofabroaderexperienceoncrime.Womenaremorelikelytoexperienceincidencesofviolenceoc-curringwithinthehousehold,ofsexualnatureandperpetratedmoreoftenbyafamilymemberorrelative.4Gender-basedviolenceconstitutesamajorbarrierinthepathtowardgenderequality.Itisaviolationofthevictim’shumanrights,dignityand,intheworstcases,righttolife.Amidgrowingthreatstogenderequality,amplifiedbytheoutbreakofCOVID-19anditssocio-economicconsequences,endinggender-basedviolenceisakeyEUpolicyobjective.ItremainsamongthemaingoalsoftheEUgenderequalitystrategyfor2020-2025.

IMPACTOFCOVID-19ONGENDER-BASED

VIOLENCE

TheCOVID-19pandemichasamplifiedexistinggender-based

violenceagainstwomen,confirminglong-standingresearch

findingsthattheriskofdomesticviolencetendstoincreasein

timesofcrisis.5Lockdownmeasuresweresettokeeppeople

safeathome.However,hometurnedoutnottobesafefor

everyoneandlockdownmeasuresplayedademonstrable

roleinthesignificantincreaseinreportsofdomesticviolence

andanincreaseingender-basedviolenceoverall6.

WhilethecollectionofrobustEU-leveldataisongoing,

preliminaryfindingsfromanassortmentofindependently

carried-outstudiespointtowardsanescalationofpsy-

chologicalandphysicalviolenceagainstwomenbyan

intimatepartner7.Inspring2020,severalEUMember

1OneinthreewomenintheEUaged15oroverhassufferedphysicaland/orsexualviolence,oneintwohavebeensexuallyharassed,aroundtwoinfivewomenhasenduredpsychologicalviolenceand1in10hasbeensubjecttoonlineharassment,EuropeanUnionAgencyforFundamental

Rights,Violenceagainstwomen:anEU-widesurvey,2014,p.21.Availableat

https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2014-vaw-

survey-main-results-apr14_en.pdf

.Thissurveyisstillthemostup-to-datesourceofinformationongender-based-violenceintheEU.In2020,the

Commissionlaunchedanewsurvey,coordinatedbyEUROSTAT,toprovideup-to-datedataongender-basedviolence,seep.16fordetails.2Ibid.

3EuropeanParliamentaryResearchService,ViolenceagainstwomenintheEU:Stateofplay,2019,p.2.Availableat

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/

RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/630296/EPRS_BRI(2018)630296_EN.pdf.

4EuropeanUnionAgencyforFundamentalRights,FundamentalRightsSurvey:Crime,SafetyandVictims’Rights,Luxembourg:PublicationsOfficeoftheEuropeanUnion,2021,p.33-48.Availableat:

https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2021-crime-safety-victims-rights_en.pdf

5WorldHealthOrganization,Violenceanddisasters,2005.Availableat

/violence_injury_prevention/publications/violence/violence_

disasters.pdf.

6WorldHealthOrganization,Theriseandriseofinterpersonalviolence–anunintendedimpactoftheCOVID-19responseonfamilies,2020.Avai-lableat:

/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/violence-and-injuries/news/news/2020/6/the-rise-and-rise-of-interpersonal

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violence-an-unintended-impact-of-the-covid-19-response-on-families

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UnitedNations,WHOwarnsofsurgeofdomesticviolenceasCOVID-19casesdecreaseinEurope,UNRegionalInformationalCentreforWesternEurope,2020,availableat:

/en/who-warns-of-surge-of-domestic-violence-as-covid-19-cases-decrease-in-europe/

.

7Arenas-Arroyo,E.;Fernandez-Kranz,D.;Nollenberger,N.,‘Can’tLeaveYouNow!IntimatePartnerViolenceunderForcedCoexistenceandEcono-

micUncertainty’,IZAInstituteofLabourEconomics,DiscussionPaperSeriesNo.13570,2020.Availableat

/publications/

dp13570/

.Thesurgeofdomesticviolencecanhaveevenmoredevastatingeffectsincoupleswithchildrenduetothetraumatisingeffectsdomes-ticviolencecanhaveonchildvictimsorwitnesses.

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Statesrecordedasurgeindomesticviolenceduringthefirstlockdowns8.Forexample,thenumberofreportsofdomesticviolenceinFranceroseby32%duringthefirstweekoflockdown.Lithuaniarecorded20%morereportsthroughoutthefirstthreeweeksoflockdown.9Irelandsawafive-foldincreaseindomesticviolenceorders.10Spanishauthoritiesreportedan18%riseincallsduringthefirstfortnightofconfinement.11Suchviolenceismoreprevalentamongstcoupleswithchildren,withpreviousexperiencesofintimateviolence,whoareeconomicallydisadvantagedandinwhichbothmembersareinlock-down.12Stressresultingfromthelossofemploymentorfinancialuncertaintiesduringthepandemicfurtherincreasestheriskofphysical,sexualandpsychologicalabuse13.Evenwhenlockdownmeasureswilleventuallybelifted,therearelikelylong-termsocio-economiccon-sequencesarelikelytoprevail,ofwhichisanincreaseinintimate-partnerviolence.

Inordertopreventfurtherescalationorlong-termconse-quences,actionisneededtoendgender-basedviolenceagainstwomenandgirls.Ensuringthatvictimscanaccessadequatesupportatthistimeofcrisis,includinginruralareas,shouldbeoneofthepriorities.InApril2020,theCommissionurgedMemberStatestoguaranteethattheir

emergencyresponsestotheoutbreaktookaccountofthe

needsofgroupsindisadvantagedsituations,suchasvictims

ofdomesticviolence,inlinewiththeirobligationsunder

EUlaw.TheCommissionalsostressedtheimportanceto

allocateresourcestorelevantsupportandprotectionser-

vices,helplinesandshelters.EUMemberStateshaveput

inplaceseveraltypesofmeasurestosupportvictimsof

violenceundertheparticularlydifficultcircumstancesofthe

COVID-19crisis.Forexample,someEUMemberStatessetup

24/7helplines,launchedawarenesscampaignsinpharma-

cieswhichremainedopenduringlockdowns,increasedthe

capacityofsheltersandgenerallydeclaredsupportservices

asessentialservicestoensuretheircontinuedfunctioning

despitepandemic-relatedrestrictions.Inarecentstudycov-

eringtheperioduntilSeptember2020,theEuropeanInstitute

forGenderEquality(EIGE)providesapreliminaryoverviewof

nationalmeasurestosupportvictimsofviolenceduringthe

Covid-19outbreak,identifiesexamplesofpromisingpractices

andprovidesrecommendationsonhowtobettersupport

victimsduringthepandemic,aswellasinfuturecrisesThe

reportidentifiescommonchallengesfacedbyMemberStates

suchasensuringthecontinuityandfindingnewavenuesfor

supportservices,addressingtheincreaseindemandandthe

sustainedstrainonserviceproviderstaff,assessingvictim’s

levelofriskandovercominginadequatefunding.14

8EuropeanParliament,DraftReportonthegenderperspectiveintheCOVID-19crisisandpost-crisisperiod,2020/2121(INI),2020,p.6.Availableat:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/FEMM-PR-653727_EN.pdf.

9EuropeanInstituteforGenderEquality,Covid-19andgenderequality:gender-basedviolence,2020.Availableat

https://eige.europa.eu/covid-

19-and-gender-equality/gender-based-violence

.

10EuropeanWomen’sLobby,WomenmustnotpaythepriceforCOVID-19:Puttingequalitybetweenwomenandmenattheheartoftheresponseto

COVID-19acrossEurope,2020,p.4.Availableat:

/IMG/pdf/ewl_policy_brief_on_covid-19_impact_on_women_and_girls-2.pdf

11SosaTroya,M.andTorresMenarguez,A.,Lasllamadasal016porviolenciamachistaaumentanun18%duranteelestadodealarma,2020.

Availableat

/sociedad/2020-04-01/el-016-recibe-521-llamadas-mas-por-violencia-machista-durante-el-estado-de-alarma.

html

;Mahtani,Noor,Lasllamadasal016porviolenciamachistaaumentanun47,3%enlaprimeraquincenadeabril,2020.Availableat

https://

/sociedad/2020-04-16/las-llamadas-al-016-por-violencia-machista-aumentan-un-473-en-la-primera-quincena-de-abril.html

.Spainalsoreporteda269.6%increaseinemailconsultations,168requestsforpsychologicalsupportthroughtheWhatsAppserviceanda43%riseintheuseofgeolocationduringthatperiod.

12Arenas-Arroyo,E.;Fernandez-Kranz,D.;Nollenberger,N.,‘Can’tLeaveYouNow!IntimatePartnerViolenceunderForcedCoexistenceandEcono-

micUncertainty’,IZAInstituteofLabourEconomics,DiscussionPaperSeriesNo.13570,2020.Availableat

/publications/

dp13570/

.Thesurgeofdomesticviolencecanhaveevenmoredevastatingeffectsincoupleswithchildrenduetothetraumatisingeffectsdomes-ticviolencecanhaveonchildvictimsorwitnesses.

13Ibid.Thisimpactismoreprominentincoupleswithpreviousexperienceofdomesticviolenceorwhenman-onlyeconomic-stressisthecase.

14EIGE,TheCOVID-19pandemicandintimatepartnerviolenceagainstwomenintheEU,March2021,forthcoming.

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InFrance,facedwiththedramaticriseindomesticviolenceduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,theMinistryoftheInteriorandtheNationalCouncilofPharmacists(Conseilnationaldel’Ordredespharmaciens)adoptedacommonstrategytoaddressthedifficultiesofvictimstoaccesssupportservicesduringthelockdowns.Acodewordwassetinplaceforvictimstosignalpharmacystafftocontacthelpinasecureway.Followingtheestablishedprocedure,staffwouldcol-lectthevictims’informationinadiscreetandconfidentialmannerandprovideasafespacewhilstcontactingsupportorganisations.Ifneeded,staffcouldalsocallthepolicetothepremises.Inordertotakecareofthevictimsasquicklyas

possible,policeandgendarmeriehadbeeninstructedtointerveneurgentlyforcallsfrompharmacies.

Sloveniaadoptedseveralmeasurestopreventandcombatdomesticviolenceduringthefirstlockdowninspring2020.Alongwithanew24/7telephonehelplineforvictimsandothercallers,itexpandedthecapacityoftheemergencyser-vicestocoverrelationshipcounselling,therapeuticcounselling,counsellingforyoungpeople,andcounsellingforfemaleprisonersandemployees.PharmacieswereidentifiedasessentialcontactpointsforthedisseminationofinformationontheservicesofNGOsworkinginthefieldofdomesticviolenceandviolenceagainstwomen.Additionalsanitarymeasureshavebeentakeninvictims’shelterstopreventthespreadofCOVID-19amongstserviceusersandstaff.Inspectionsandsocialskillsrehabilitationworkshopsforperpetratorshavegoneonlinetoensurethecontinuityofpreventativeand

correctiveservices.

TheCroatianMinistryforLabour,PensionSystem,FamilyandSocialPolicyaskedsocialwelfarecentrestoestablishcrisisteamsforrapidinterventiontofacilitateurgentactionduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,especiallyincaseswherevictims’safetyandeventheirlivesareindanger.Thedeadlinesforexercisingvictims'rightsincriminalandmisdemeanourproceedingswereextendedtopreventthelossofcertainrightsifthedeadlineforsubmittingtheclaimwasmissedforCOVID-19-relatedreasons.Topreventthespreadofthevirus,theStateAttorney’sofficequestionedmostsuspectsvia

videolink,exceptthoseindetention.

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TheCommissionorganisedaseriesofonlineseminars15withMemberStatesongender-sensitiveresponsemeasuresintheCOVID-19contexttohelpthemsharegoodpracticesandinformation.AwebinarontacklingdomesticviolenceintheCOVID-19contexthighlightedtheimportanceofes-tablishingdomesticviolenceservicesasessentialservicestoensurecontinuedsupportforvictimsduringlockdowns,inadditiontomakingadequatepreparationsforsuchsup-portmechanismduringthesubsequentrecoveryphase.Thewebinaralsohighlightedtheneedforawarenessraising,communicationandoutreachinitiativestohelpvictimsofallkinds.

InNovember2020,theGermanPresidencyoftheCounciloftheEUorganisedaninformalvirtualmeetingofEUGenderEqualityMinisters.AmajorityofMinisterssupportedtheideaofaEurope-widephonenumberthroughwhichvictimsofviolenceagainstwomenanddomesticviolencecouldaccessassistance.MinistersalsoexchangedbestpracticestomitigatetheimpactoftheCOVID-19pandemicsuchasguidelinesonfirstcontactwithvictims,accesstovictimsupportservices,andawareness-raisingcampaigns.16

ENDINGGENDER-BASEDVIOLENCE

TheEU’saccessiontotheCouncilofEurope’sConventiononpreventingandcombatingviolenceagainstwomenanddomesticviolence(‘theIstanbulConvention’)ishighonthepoliticalagenda.TheIstanbulConventionisthebenchmark

forinternationallybindingstandardsontacklinggender-

basedviolence.However,theEU’saccessionremainsto

dateblockedintheCouncil.While21MemberStateshave

ratifiedtheConvention,6havenotdoneso17,andoneMem-

berStatesannounceditsintentiontowithdrawfromthe

instrument.18In2019,theEuropeanParliamentseizedthe

CourtofJusticeoftheEUtoclarifyanumberofquestions

relatingtotheproposedaccession.19TheAdvocateGeneral’s

opinionwillbeissuedon11March2021andtheCourt’s

rulingisexpectedinmid-2021.

InordertoachievetheobjectivesoftheIstanbulConven-

tionfallingwithinthescopeofEUcompetenceswhilethe

accessionremainsblocked,theCommissioncommittedto

puttingforwardalegislativeproposaltopreventandcombat

gender-basedviolencebytheendof2021.20Shouldthe

rulingoftheCourtpavethewayforEUaccessiontothe

Convention,theinitiativewouldensurethatEUMember

Stateshaveeffectivemeasuresinplacetopreventand

combatviolenceagainstwomenanddomesticviolenceat

thetimeofaccession.Aspartofthepreparatoryworkon

theinitiative,theCommissionlaunchedastudytoevaluate

theexistingEUinstrumentsinthisarea,identifypossible

gapsandgatherevidenceontheimpactofdifferentpolicy

options.Workisfocusingonthefour-pillarstructureofthe

IstanbulConvention:prevention,protection,prosecutionand

policycoordination.Inordertogatherfeedbackfromabroad

rangeofstakeholdersonthisinitiative,theCommission

launchedanopenpublicconsultationinFebruary202121.

15See

https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/webinar-series-gender-sensitive-responses-covid-19-crisis_en

16FederalGovernmentofGermany,ProtectingWomenagainstViolence–BestPracticesfromalloverEurope,2020.Availableat:

https://www.bmfsfj.

de/blob/164296/5073c15b7c0939acf236f157e0777a62/protecting-women-against-violence-best-practices-from-all-over-europe-data.pdf.

17

/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/treaty/210/signatures

18

/fr/web/istanbul-convention/-/poland-should-not-withdraw-from-the-istanbul-convention-says-secretary-general

19EuropeanParliament,Resolution2019/2678(RSP),availableat

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2019-0357_EN.pdf.

The

2014-2019EuropeanParliamentstronglysupportedtheEU’saccessiontotheIstanbulConventionandadoptedinApril2019aresolutionseekinganopinionfromtheCourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanUnion(CJEU)onthecompatibilitybetweentheTreatiesandthelegalbaseschosenbythe

Council;thesplitoftheaccessionintwoCouncildecisions;andtheCouncil’spracticeofthe‘commonaccord’.

20EuropeanCommission,StateoftheUnion2020:LetterofIntenttoPresidentDavidMariaSassoliandtoChancellorAngelaMerkel,2020,availableat

https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/state_of_the_union_2020_letter_of_intent_en.pdf.

21Theconsultationisopenuntil10May2021;availablehere:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12682-Preven

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ting-and-combatting-gender-based-violence-/public-consultation

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TheIstanbulConventioninspiredareformoftheCroatianCriminalCodewhichenteredintoforceon1January2020.Thereformraisesthepenaltyforanumberofcriminaloffencesinvolvinggender-basedviolenceandchangesthedefinitionofrapetocoveranynon-consensualsexualintercourseorsexualactivity,makingthelaw’sapproach

toconsentbroader.

InDecember2020,theDanishParliamentamendedthecriminalcodetodefinerapeasintercoursewithoutconsent,therebybringingDenmarkinlinewiththeIstanbulConvention.Inordertoinformthepublicaboutthenewprovision,theMinisterforGenderEqualitylaunchedaninformationcampaignexplainingtheboundariesbetweenlegalandunlawfulsexualconduct.Thecampaignaimstopreventrape,helprefervictimstorelevantsupportservicesand

encouragereportingofsexualviolencebystrengtheningthepublicconversationaboutconsent.

TheSpanishpublichotlineforvictimsofgender-basedviolencewasexpandedtocoverallformsofviolenceagainstwomen,includingdomesticorsexualviolence,femalegenitalmutilation,forcedmarriageandworkplaceharassment.ThismeasureispartoftheimplementationofthenewStatePactagainstGenderViolence,followingtheprovisions

oftheIstanbulConvention

AspartoftheimplementationofitsobligationsundertheIstanbulConvention,CyprussetuptheWoman’sHouse,amulti-agencycrisiscentreforwomenvictimsofviolenceandtheirchildren.TheWoman’sHouseisbasedontheFamilyJusticeCentremodel,andoperates,asofDecember2020,asa‘one-stop-shop’providingintegratedservicesforvictimsofviolenceagainstwomen.Theservicesavailableareprovidedirrespectiveofwhethervictimsarewillingtopresschargesortestifyagainstperpetrators.Thisintegratedapproachfocusesonthehumanrightsandsafetyof

thevictimandtakesintoaccountthesupportneededforanychildreninvolved.

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ONLINEVIOLENCE

Onlineviolenceagainstwomen,whi