Under the current draft, rape, sexual assault, and cyber stalking would become an offence at an EU level.
There is a lack of urgency from governments to tackle violence against women across Europe, an Irish MEP has said.
“Now, you can read that however you like, the way I read it is there isn’t enough political motivation at the moment from some member states to include rape,” Ms Fitzgerald told the PA news agency. “I’ve been quite shocked at some of the attitudes I’ve seen to gender-based issues, and how difficult it can be for some member states to be as advanced as we are in Ireland, actually.”
“If the individual members went on the airwaves and said, ‘No, we’re not supporting inclusion or rape because we just don’t think it should be a European crime’. Why don’t you think it should be a crime? This happens everywhere.Asked about whether there was a lack of urgency from governments to tackle gender-based violence: “I would have to say yes, overall.
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