Estudios que comparan distintos grados de supervisión

‘22 % of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner since the age of 15.’

Source: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights survey on violence against women (2014).

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE EU

Applying the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The 2016 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights was published

in May 2017. In October the Council adopted its Conclusions on the report, noting that the

protection of several rights was strengthened in the previous year through the adoption of a set of legal instruments. These concerned the presumption of innocence, the right to be present at trial, legal aid and procedural safeguards for children, along with a comprehensive set of data protection rules that will apply across the EU from 25 May 2018 and will help citizens take back control of their data.

On 7 December, to ensure the respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Commission referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union for its law on foreign- funded non-governmental organisations and for its Higher Education Law.

Fighting discrimination

In 2017 the EU continued to fight discrimination, implementing a list of actions to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex equality. Major achievements included the We All Share the Same Dreams campaign and the adoption of a Diversity and Inclusion Charter for Commission staff. The mid-term review of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies assessed the progress made by Member States in improving the lives of Europe’s largest ethnic minority. It shows how the situation of Roma people has slowly improved since 2011, but also stresses that as much as

80 % of the Roma population is still at risk of poverty. Combating violence against women

The EU took action in 2017 to raise awareness of violence against women and girls throughout the

Member States. The EU-funded NON.NO.NEIN. campaign encourages everyone — men and women —

to take a stand against gender-based violence.

First Vice-President Frans Timmermans at a Citizens’ Dialogue at the Libanon Lyceum in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 27 June 2017.

In June the EU signed the Istanbul Convention. This international treaty is the first European agreement to set legally binding standards to prevent violence against women and domestic violence, protect victims and punish perpetrators.

Ensuring the rights of people with disabilities

During the year a state-of-play report on the implementation of the European Disability Strategy since 2010 showed that concrete progress has been made in all eight of the priority areas (accessibility, participation, equality, employment, education and training, social protection, health and external action).

Achievements included a Commission proposal for a European Accessibility Act. This is a business- friendly Directive that improves the accessibility of certain everyday products and services, such as mobile phones, computers, e-books, e-commerce and banking services. In 2017 the Parliament adopted its report on the proposal and the Council adopted its general approach.

To help people with disabilities travel more easily within the European Union, the EU is implementing the EU Disability Card on a pilot basis in eight Member States (Belgium, Estonia, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Slovenia and Finland). In these Member States the Card will give people with disabilities equal access to certain specific benefits in the areas of culture, leisure, sport and transport. The first cards were made available in 2017.

European Union citizenship

The EU Citizenship Report 2017 presents actions to ensure citizens can fully enjoy their rights when working, travelling, studying or participating in elections.

Protecting consumers

The EU’s Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products, which enables the quick exchange of information between the EU Member States and other countries that are part of the System, continued to protect the health and safety of consumers. During the year, 2 201 notifications and 3 952 reactions on dangerous products were circulated to the 31 national authorities participating in the system.

In a similar way, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed enables EU Member States and other countries to exchange information and respond collectively to food-safety threats on a round-the- clock basis. The 2016 Annual Report, published in March 2017, demonstrated the success of the EU’s integrated approach to food safety. This will be further strengthened on the basis of the lessons learned from the fipronil contamination incident during the summer. At a Ministerial Conference

organised by the Commission on 26 September 2017, the Member States and the Commission agreed on a number of concrete measures that will reinforce EU action against food fraud and illegal activities affecting the safety of the food chain.

At a launch event on 19 October 2017 in Brussels, Belgium became the first Member State to roll out the EU Disability Card. Other Member States will follow.

EU CITIZENS RECOGNISE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BUT

MOST DON’T SPEAK ABOUT IT

‘22 % of women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a partner since the age of 15.’

78 THE EU IN 2017

The European Commission’s approach in a nutshell

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Source: European Commission.