#52026PC0236EU Position on Istanbul Convention Monitoring and GREVIO Elections
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This proposal sets the EU’s voting position for a Council of Europe meeting on the Istanbul Convention, which addresses violence against women and domestic violence. The EU would not object to conclusions reviewing how nine countries are implementing the Convention in areas such as victim protection, criminal justice cooperation, asylum procedures, and protection against return to unsafe countries. It also says the EU should abstain in the election of five new GREVIO experts, the independent body that monitors implementation of the Convention. The practical impact is mainly for EU institutions and public authorities working on victims’ rights, asylum, criminal justice, and domestic violence policy, rather than for private businesses.
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Key Changes
- Sets the EU position to not object to Istanbul Convention implementation conclusions for nine countries
- Covers EU competence areas including victim protection, criminal justice cooperation, asylum, and non-refoulement
- Sets the EU position to abstain in the election of five new GREVIO members
Obligations
What this law requires
At the 20th meeting of the Committee of the Parties on 2 June 2026, the position taken on behalf of the European Union must be not to object to the adoption of the nine draft conclusions on implementation of the Istanbul Convention concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Romania, and Switzerland.
At the 20th meeting of the Committee of the Parties on 2 June 2026, the position taken on behalf of the European Union must be to abstain in the election of five GREVIO members.