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A leap forward for women’s rights

Your article "Spain faces uphill struggle for EU-wide protection order" (3-9 June) struck a pessimistic note. The next day, 4 June, justice and home affairs ministers agreed to move ahead with the creation of a European protection order (EPO).

This is an important step forward in ensuring the protection of women. The Spanish EU Presidency estimates that some 100,000 EPOs will be issued every year, most of them for female victims of male violence. Some 45% of women suffer at some point from such violence and one in five in Europe falls victim to domestic abuse. If properly implemented, the EPO will guarantee a consistent level of protection to victims of violence when they move within the EU.

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European Voice June 2010

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