Press release - MeToo: MEPs call for more to be done to tackle sexual harassment in the EU

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On Thursday, MEPs adopted the report by 468 votes in favour, 17 against and 125 abstentions.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230524IPR91911/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230524IPR91911/
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Friday, June 2, 2023
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Review, Violence, MeToo movement, Crime, Awareness, European Parliament, European, COVID-19, Member of the European Parliament, Migration Advisory Committee, Parliament, MEP, EP, Harassment, Legislation, Private investigator, Nursing, EU
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  • On Thursday, MEPs adopted the report by 468 votes in favour, 17 against and 125 abstentions.
  • Parliament calls on member states to pro-actively introduce legislation and policies that tackle sexual violence and harassment.
  • MEPs want a common EU approach, reiterating their call for the EU to identify gender-based violence as a new area of crime and for sexual harassment to be a criminal offence.
  • Sexual and psychological harassment cases in Parliament are still under-reported, MEPs point out, because victims do not use the existing channels for multiple reasons.
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