#32026D1213EU position on Istanbul Convention monitoring and GREVIO elections
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This decision sets the EU’s voting position for a Council of Europe meeting on the Istanbul Convention, focused on violence against women and domestic violence. The EU will support conclusions on how several countries have followed earlier recommendations, and will take part in the election of members of GREVIO, the expert body that monitors compliance with the Convention. The decision mainly affects EU institutions and public authorities working on criminal justice, asylum, and non-refoulement. It does not create direct new duties for companies, but it signals continued EU attention to victim protection, justice-system cooperation, and asylum safeguards linked to gender-based violence.
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Key Changes
- Sets the EU position for the 20th meeting of the Istanbul Convention Committee of the Parties
- Supports conclusions on how selected parties have implemented earlier recommendations under the Convention
- Covers the EU position on electing members of GREVIO for areas linked to criminal justice, asylum, and non-refoulement
Obligations
What this law requires
The Union must support, within the Committee of the Parties to the Istanbul Convention at its 20th meeting, the adoption of conclusions on the implementation of prior recommendations concerning matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement.
The Union must take part in the election of members of GREVIO, the Group of experts monitoring implementation of the Istanbul Convention, for matters falling within Union competence related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement.