Joint Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November 2016

On 24 November 2016, Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the Commission, Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, and Julian King, Commissioner for Security Union announced the launch of various actions for 2017 to combat violence against women and girls in all its forms. For that purpose they had allocated €10 million to endorse grassroot efforts to prevent gender-based violence and support its victims in the European Union.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/16/3946, 24.11.16: Q&A : International Day for the elimination of Violence against women http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3946_en.htm

Eu:EEAS: Statements, 24.11.16: Federica Mogherini on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/15844/

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