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Adhésion de l’UE à la convention d’Istanbul
Suite à des retards dans la ratification de la convention du Conseil de l’Europe sur la prévention et la lutte contre la violence à l’égard des femmes et la violence domestique, le Conseil a demandé au Parlement d’approuver la ratification par l'Union. La commission des droits des femmes et de l'égalité des genres (FEMM) et la commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires intérieures (LIBE) du Parlement ont adopté une recommandation favorable le 25 avril 2023. Les députés voteront ...
Adhésion de l’UE à la convention d’Istanbul
Le 25 janvier 2023, la commission des droits des femmes et de l’égalité des genres (FEMM) et la commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires intérieures (LIBE) ont adopté conjointement, à une large majorité, leur rapport intérimaire sur l’adhésion de l’Union européenne à la convention du Conseil de l’Europe sur la prévention et la lutte contre la violence à l’égard des femmes et la violence domestique (convention d’Istanbul). Ce rapport demande la ratification rapide par l’Union ...
The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is the first instrument in Europe to set legally binding standards specifically to prevent gender-based violence, protect victims of such violence and punish perpetrators. EU accession to the Istanbul Convention is a priority in the EU 2020-2025 gender equality strategy. The EU signed the Convention in June 2017. Accession now requires a Council Decision and prior consent ...
The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) is the first instrument in Europe to set legally binding standards specifically to prevent gender-based violence, protect victims of violence and punish perpetrators. EU accession to the Istanbul Convention is one of the priorities in the EU 2020-2025 gender equality strategy. The EU signed the Convention in June 2017. Accession now requires a Council Decision and prior ...
Sustainability provisions in EU free trade agreements: Review of the European Commission action plan
Sustainability-related provisions are a key part of international trade negotiations. Since the free trade agreement (FTA) signed with South Korea in 2009, EU trade deals each include dedicated trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters encompassing issues such as environment, labour rights, climate change and responsible business conduct. In an effort to step up implementation and enforcement of these chapters, in 2018 the Commission published a non-paper setting out a 15-point action plan ...
Tackling violence against women and domestic violence in Europe – The added value of the Istanbul Convention and remaining challenges
This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee. It aims to understand the implementation of the Convention, its added value, arguments against the ratification of the Convention, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence (DV). The 27 EU Member States are included in the study, together with Turkey, which offers a comparator of the impact ...
Ratification of international treaties, a comparative law perspective - United States of America
This study forms part of a wider-ranging project which seeks to lay the groundwork for comparisons between legal frameworks governing the ratification of international treaties in different legal systems. The subject of this study is the ratification of international treaties under the laws of the United States. It describes relevant constitutional, statutory, and other legal provisions with respect to the making and ratification of treaties, as well as legal provisions relating to the making of ...
Accord sur le retrait du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne
Le 29 janvier 2020, le Parlement européen est appelé à voter sur la recommandation d’approbation de l’accord de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l’Union européenne (UE), approuvé dans sa version actuelle par les dirigeants de l’Union et le Premier ministre britannique en octobre 2019. L’approbation du Parlement, à la suite de l’achèvement des procédures nationales de ratification de l’accord par le Royaume-Uni, permettra son entrée en vigueur le 1er février 2020. Après 47 ans, le Royaume-Uni cessera alors ...
Accord de pêche entre l’Union européenne et la Gambie
Lors de sa session plénière de décembre, le Parlement votera sur l’approbation de la conclusion d’un nouvel accord de partenariat dans le domaine de la pêche durable (APPD) avec la République de Gambie, ainsi que de son protocole de mise en œuvre. Cet accord actualise le cadre de coopération bilatérale en matière de pêche, tandis que le protocole accorde aux navires de l’Union des possibilités de pêche dans les eaux gambiennes et vise à promouvoir une politique de pêche durable et une exploitation ...
International Agreements in Progress: EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements
The European Commission has described the free trade and investment protection agreements (FTA/IPA) signed with Vietnam as the most ambitious deals of their type ever concluded by the EU and a developing country. Not only will they eliminate over 99 % of customs duties on goods, they will also open up Vietnamese markets to European service providers and investors. According to European Commission figures, the agreements will boost trade in both directions, with EU exports set to rise by nearly 30 ...