Text tabled : A7-0065/2011

  Derek Vaughan (S&D), in writing. − I fully support calls to make sexual and domestic violence against women a criminal offence in all Members States. As a matter of urgency I urge the Commission to come forward with proposals that will put in place robust measures to counter gender-based violence and protect victims across the EU. The discrepancies that currently exist between Member States must be addressed, with the introduction of coherent national laws. I hope that this resolution will be a step towards a European directive to combat gender-based violence.