European Commission and Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers 4 March 2016, Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion, by the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 4.3.2016 COM(2016) 109 final 2016/0062(NLE) Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion, by the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 1.