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"Mr President, today, 14 February, St Valentine’s Day, I would like to point out that one in five women in Europe is the victim of domestic violence.
In Europe, 40-50% of women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. We are in the 21st century and Europe has still not taken any legislative measures to eradicate violence against women. The European Parliament has repeatedly requested it, the Council has demanded it and the Commission has promised it, but where is the European strategy to combat violence against women?
Violence against women represents the most serious and most widespread violation of human rights in Europe. We need a European action to overcome the huge differences between our countries where protection for women is concerned. To talk figures, violence against women in the home – to mention just this one, unfortunately very widespread, type – today costs us EUR 1 million every half an hour. If we want a more modern and more democratic Europe, then we need a strong strategy to combat violence against women."@en1
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