violence against women constitutes a violation of fundamental rights and the commission reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that respect for fundamental rights is at the core of our activities
violence against women cannot be justified on the grounds of customs tradition or religious considerations
the commission confirms its strong commitment to combating violence against women
this is reflected in the commission's communication of april twenty ten on the stockholm programme which puts emphasis on the protection of victims of crime including female victims of violence and genital mutilation
respecting the commitments of our action plan implementing the stockholm programme the commission is currently working on its strategy to combat violence against women
in the first half of twenty eleven the commission intends to adopt a strategy to combat violence against women
prevention and awareness-raising activities will be a key point in the commission's strategy
last march the commission strengthened its commitment to promoting gender equality and fighting violence against women by presenting a women's charter
as discussed in the plenary of the european parliament on fifteen june the charter proposes to put in place a coordinated and effective policy framework to tackle violence against women
we are determined to strengthen our action with both legislative and soft measures to eradicate violence against women including female genital mutilation and to use all means within the eu's competence
vice-president reding announced today the strategy on equality between men and women
comprehensive action to combat violence against women is a key point in that strategy
the commission sees a strong link between the dossiers of violence against women and the victims rights package
the protection of female victims of violence will benefit considerably from all measures included in the victims rights package
the commission has welcomed the adoption of parliament resolutions on violence against women and on equality between women and men including the parliament resolution on the elimination of violence against women
the commission took note of parliament's proposal for a directive on combating and preventing violence against women
one of the current ongoing studies is a feasibility study to assess the possibilities opportunities and needs for european-level legislation against gender-based violence and violence against children
the results of this study and of other ongoing studies will be presented at the high-level conference on violence against women which is to be held by the commission in cooperation with the belgian presidency on twenty-five and twenty-six november twenty ten in brussels
