During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on how to identify gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU. MEPs to call for gender-based violence to be classified as a crime under EU law to better protect victims, Parliament is set to call for online and offline gender-based violence to be included as a new area of crime in the EU treaties.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

violence against women (T)

Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (Continuation of the debate)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Margarita de la PISA CARRI&#211;N (ECR, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pernando BARRENA ARZA (The Left, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dorien ROOKMAKER (NI, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Rosa ESTAR&#192;S FERRAGUT (EPP, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria NOICHL (S&amp;D, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nicolaus FEST (ID, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Elena KOUNTOURA (The Left, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), El&#380;bieta Katarzyna &#321;UKACIJEWSKA (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#321;ukasz KOHUT (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Maria SPYRAKI (EPP, EL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marina KALJURAND (S&amp;D, EE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ji&#345;&#237; POSP&#205;&#352;IL (EPP, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hel&#233;ne FRITZON (S&amp;D, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Evelyn REGNER (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Simona BALDASSARRE (ID, IT), -