MEPs voiced their concern about gender-based violence, a problem that affects women of any age, irrespective of education, income or social position, by adopting an own-initiative report asking for "zero tolerance to all forms of violence against women" and proposing EU measures to raise awareness and overcome this complex problem.
Ceturtdien, 2. februārī, Eiropas Parlaments izteica nopietnas bažas par vardarbību pret sievietēm — problēmu, kas skar sievietes no visiem sabiedrības slāņiem, neatkarīgi no viņu ienākumiem un sociālā stāvokļa.