Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 16th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence on the adoption of a recommendation and conclusions addressed to five State Parties on their implementation of that Convention, with regard to matters related to institutions and public administration of the Union
Date: 2024-05-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Subjects: Andorra, Belgium, EU institution, European convention, Liechtenstein, Malta, Spain, external competence (EU), public administration, violence, women's rights

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 21.5.2024  COM(2024) 218 final 2024/0120 (NLE)  Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 16th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence on the adoption of a recommendation and conclusions addressed to five State Parties on their implementation of that Convention, with regard to matters related to institutions and public administration of the Union  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE PROPOSAL 

This  proposal  concerns  the  decision  establishing  the  position  to  be  taken  on  the  Union’s 
behalf  at  the  16th  meeting  of  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  (CoP)  to  the  Council  of  Europe 
Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence 
(‘the  Istanbul  Convention’  or  ‘the  Convention’)  on  31 May 2024  in  connection  with  the 
envisaged adoption of one draft recommendation and four draft conclusions addressed to five 
State Parties on their implementation of the Convention.     

2. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

2.1. 

The Istanbul Convention 

The  Istanbul  Convention  aims  to  lay  down  a  comprehensive  and  harmonised  set  of  rules  to 
prevent  and  combat  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence  in  Europe  and  beyond. 
The Convention entered into force on 1 August 2014.  

The EU signed the Convention in June 2017 and completed the accession procedure with the 
deposit of two instruments of approval on 28 June 2023, triggering the entry into force of the 
Convention for the EU on 1 October 2023. The EU has acceded to the Convention as regards 
matters  falling  within  its  exclusive  competence,  namely  with  regard  to  matters  related  to 
institutions  and  public  administration  of  the  Union1  and  with  regard  to  matters  related  to 
judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement2. All EU Member States 
have signed the Convention but only 22 have ratified the Convention3. 

The Committee of the Parties  

2.2. 
The  CoP4  is  composed  of  the  representatives  of  the  Parties  to  the  Convention.  Parties  must 
endeavour  to  nominate,  as  their  representatives,  experts  of  the  highest  possible  rank  in  the 
field of preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence5. The tasks 
entrusted to the CoP are listed in Rule 1 of its Rules of Procedure6. On 1 October 2023, the 
EU became a Party to the Istanbul Convention, and thus a member of the CoP (Article 67(1) 
of the Convention). 

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Council Decision (EU) 2023/1075 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, 
of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and 
domestic  violence  with  regard  to  institutions  and  public  administration  of  the  Union  (OJ  L  143 I, 
2.6.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/1075/oj). 
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1076 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, 
of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and 
domestic violence with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and 
non-refoulement (OJ L 143 I, 2.6.2023, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/1076/oj). 
Status  of  ratifications  on  21.05.2024:  AT  (2013);  BE  (2016);  CY  (2017);  DE  (2017);  DK  (2014);  IE 
(2019); EL (2018); ES (2014); EE (2017) FI (2015); FR (2014); HR (2018); IT (2013); LU (2018); MT 
(2014); NL (2015); PL (2015); PT (2013); RO (2016); SI (2015); SV (2014), LV (2023).  
Committee of the  Parties - Istanbul Convention Action against violence against women and domestic 
violence (coe.int) 
Rule 2.1.b of the Rules of Procedures of the Committee of the Parties 
Document IC-CP(2015)2, adopted on 4 May 2015. 

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2.3. 

The monitoring mechanism of the Istanbul Convention 

The Istanbul Convention sets up a monitoring mechanism to ensure effective implementation 
of  its  provisions  by  the  Parties7.  The  purpose  is  to  assess  how  the  provisions  of  the 
Convention are put into practice and to provide guidance to parties. The mechanism consists 
of two distinct, but interacting, bodies: an independent expert body (the Group of Experts on 
Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence ‘GREVIO’) and the CoP. 

GREVIO is an independent and impartial group of experts on action against violence against 
women  and  domestic  violence  tasked  with  monitoring  the  implementation  of  the  Istanbul 
Convention  on  a  country-by-country  basis,  in  accordance  with  Article  66(1)  of  the 
Convention.  GREVIO  is  composed  of  15  members  chosen  from  among  nationals  of  the 
Parties and elected by the CoP for a term of office of four years, renewable once.  

The monitoring procedure is described in Article 68 of the Convention. In short, each Party is 
required to submit a report based on a questionnaire prepared by GREVIO, on legislative and 
other measures giving effect to the provisions of the Convention. Based on this information, 
as  well  as  information  received  from  civil  society,  other  treaty  bodies,  other  Council  of 
Europe bodies and country visits, GREVIO prepares a draft report on the measures taken by 
the Party concerned to implement the provisions of the Convention and gives suggestions and 
proposals  on  the  way  in  which  the  Party  may  deal  with  identified  problems8.  After  having 
given the Party the possibility to comment on the report, GREVIO adopts its final report9. The 
report contains  conclusions highlighting the measures to be taken by the  Party concerned to 
implement the Convention.  

On the basis of GREVIO’s reports and its  conclusions,  the CoP, in  accordance with  Article 
68(12) of the Convention, may adopt recommendations addressed to the Party concerned on 
the  implementation  of  the  Convention  and  set  a  date  for  submitting  information  on  their 
implementation. Based on this provision, according to the agreed procedures, the CoP adopts 
recommendations  which  differentiate  between  those  actions  which  it  considers  the  Party 
concerned  should  take  as  soon  as  possible,  with  a  requirement  to  report  back  to  it  on  steps 
taken  in  this  regard  within  a  3-year  period,  and  those  which,  while  important,  the  CoP 
considers could be left at a secondary level of immediacy10. At the end of the 3-year period, 
the Party must report back to the CoP on the progress made in implementing those measures. 
On  the  basis  of  this  information,  and  any  additional  information  obtained  from  non-
governmental organisations, civil-society and national institutions for the protection of human 
rights, the CoP adopts conclusions on the implementation of the recommendations in relation 
to  each  Party  under  review,  prepared  by  the  Secretariat  of  the  Committee11.  To  date,  the 
practice  in  the  CoP  has  been  to  adopt  recommendations  and  conclusions  on  the  basis  of 
consensus at its meetings, which are to take place upon request12, normally twice a year.  

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Article 1(2) of the Istanbul Convention. 
Article 68(10) of the Istanbul Convention. 
Article 68(11) of the Istanbul Convention. 
The applicable procedure for issuing recommendations was settled by the CoP at its 4th meeting on 30 
January  2018  and  is  described  in  the  Discussion  Paper  on  the  adoption  of  Recommendations  by  the 
Committee of the Parties in light of GREVIO's reports and proposals/suggestions, IC-CP(2018)6.  
The  applicable  procedure  for  supervising  the  implementation  and  the  reporting  is  defined  in  the 
“Framework  for  supervising  the  implementation  of  the  recommendations  addressed  to  State  Parties”, 
adopted  by  the  CoP  on  13  April  2021,  IC-CP/Inf(2021)2,  CoP  Supervision  Framework_adopted 
(coe.int). 
Article 67(2) of the Convention. 

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The envisaged acts of the Committee of the Parties 

2.4. 
On  31  May  2024,  during  its  16th  meeting,  it  is  foreseen  that  the  CoP  will  proceed  with  the 
adoption of the following draft recommendation and conclusions (‘the envisaged acts’ or ‘the 
draft recommendation and conclusions’):  

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Recommendation on the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention 
on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence 
by Liechtenstein [IC-CP(2024)1-prov];  

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Andorra 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)2-prov];  

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Belgium 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)3-prov];  

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  Malta 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)4-prov]; and  

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  Spain 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)5-prov].  

3. 

POSITION TO BE TAKEN ON THE UNION’S BEHALF 

The  envisaged  acts  are  directed  to  five  State  Parties  and  include  recommendations  on 
measures  to  be taken to  implement  the  Istanbul  Convention as well as  conclusions on  State 
Parties’ implementation of previous recommendations. They include matters that relate to the 
implementation of the Convention by relevant institutions and the public administration.  The 
Union  has  acceded  to  the  Convention  insofar  as  it  applies  to  its  institutions  and  public 
administration and has exclusive competence to accept obligations set out in the Convention 
with regard to its own institutions and public administration, within the scope of Article 336 
of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Therefore, it is appropriate 
to  establish  the  position  to  be  taken  on  the  Union’s  behalf  in  the  CoP  with  regard  to 
institutions  and  public  administration  of  the  Union,  as  the  envisaged  acts  are  capable  of 
decisively influencing the content of Union law  in that they may affect the interpretation of 
relevant provisions of the Convention in the future. 

The  draft  recommendation  and  conclusions  on  matters  falling  within  the  competence  of  the 
Union,  with  regard  to  its  own  institutions  and  public  administration,  are  in  line  with  the 
Union’s policies and objectives and do not raise any concerns with respect to Union law. It is 
therefore proposed that the Union does not object to the adoption of the draft recommendation 
and conclusions at the 16th meeting of the CoP.  

4. 

LEGAL BASIS 

4.1. 

Procedural legal basis 

4.1.1. Principles 

Article 218(9) TFEU provides for decisions  establishing ‘the positions to be adopted on the 
Union’s behalf in a body set up by an agreement, when that body is called upon to adopt acts 
having  legal  effects,  with  the  exception  of  acts  supplementing  or  amending  the  institutional 
framework of the agreement.’ 

The concept of ‘acts having legal effects’ includes acts that have legal effects by virtue of the 
rules of international law governing the body in question. It also includes instruments that do 

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not  have  a  binding  effect  under  international  law,  but  that  are  ‘capable  of  decisively 
influencing the content of the legislation adopted by the EU legislature’13. 

4.1.2. Application to the present case 

The CoP is a body set up by the Istanbul Convention. The envisaged acts which the CoP is 
called  upon  to  adopt  constitute  acts  having  legal  effects.  The  envisaged  acts  are  capable  of 
decisively influencing the content of Union law, because they may affect the interpretation of 
the  relevant  provisions  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  in  the  future.  Therefore,  the  procedural 
legal basis for the proposed decision is Article 218(9) TFEU. 

4.2. 

Substantive legal basis 

4.2.1. Principles 

The  substantive  legal  basis  for  a  decision  under  Article  218(9)  TFEU  depends  primarily  on 
the objective and content of the envisaged act in respect of which a position is taken on the 
Union’s behalf. If the envisaged act pursues two aims or has two components and if one of 
these  aims  or  components  is  identifiable  as  the  main  one,  whereas  the  other  is  merely 
incidental, the decision under Article 218(9) TFEU must be founded on a single substantive 
legal basis, namely that required by the main or predominant aim or component. 

With regard to an envisaged act that  simultaneously pursues a number of objectives, or that 
has  several  components,  which  are  inseparably  linked  without  one  being  incidental  to  the 
other,  the  substantive  legal  basis  of  a  decision  under  Article  218(9)  TFEU  will  have  to 
include, exceptionally, the various corresponding legal bases. 

4.2.2. Application to the present case 

As  regards  the  substantive  legal  basis,  the  EU  has  acceded  to  the  Istanbul  Convention  as 
regards matters falling within its exclusive competence, namely with regard to matters related 
to institutions and public administration of the Union14 and with regard to matters related to 
judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement15. The EU’s  accession 
to the Istanbul Convention was split into two separate Council decisions to take into account 
the  special  position  of  Denmark  and  Ireland  with  respect  to  Title  V  of  the  TFEU. 
Consequently, also the decision establishing the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in 
the CoP is to be split into two decisions, when the relevant recommendations or conclusions 
concern both matters.  

The  legal  basis  for  the  present  decision  concerns  matters  related  to  institutions  and  public 
administration of the Union. Therefore, the substantive legal basis for this decision is Article 
336 TFEU. 

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the  Court  of  Justice  of  7  October  2014,  Germany  v  Council,  C-399/12, 

Judgment  of 
ECLI:EU:C:2014:2258, paragraphs 61 to 64.  
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1075 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, 
of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and 
domestic  violence  with  regard  to  institutions  and  public  administration  of  the  Union,  OJ  L  143I  , 
2.6.2023, p. 1. 
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1076 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, 
of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and 
domestic violence with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and 
non-refoulement, OJ L 143I , 2.6.2023, p. 4. 

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4.3. 

Conclusion 

The  legal  basis  for  the  proposed  decision  should  be  Article  336  TFEU  in  conjunction  with 
Article 218(9) TFEU.  

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Proposal for a 

2024/0120 (NLE) 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 16th meeting of the 
Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and 
combating violence against women and domestic violence on the adoption of a 
recommendation and conclusions addressed to five State Parties on their 
implementation of that Convention, with regard to matters related to institutions and 
public administration of the Union 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 336, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

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The  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against 
women  and  domestic  violence  (‘the  Convention’)  was  concluded  by  the  Union  by 
Council  Decision  (EU)  2023/10751  with  regard 
institutions  and  public 
administration of the Union, and by Council Decision (EU) 2023/10762 with regard 
to  matters  related  to  judicial  cooperation  in  criminal  matters,  asylum  and  non-
refoulement, and entered into force for the Union on 1 October 2023.  

to 

In accordance with Article 66(1) of the Convention, the Group of Experts on Action 
against  Violence  against  Women  and  Domestic  Violence  (‘GREVIO’)  has  been 
tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Convention by its Parties. Pursuant 
to Article 68(11) of the Convention, GREVIO is to adopt its reports and conclusions 
concerning the measures taken by the Party concerned to  implement  the provisions 
of the Convention. 

The  Committee  of  the  Parties  to  the  Convention  may  adopt  recommendations 
addressed  to  the  Party  concerned,  in  accordance  with  Article  68(12)  of  the 
Convention.  The  recommendations  are  based  on  the  GREVIO  reports  and 
differentiate  between  those  measures  which  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  considers 
the  Party  concerned  should  take  as  soon  as  possible,  with  a  requirement  to  report 
back  to  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  on  steps  taken  in  this  regard  within  a  3-year 
period,  and  those  measures  which,  while  important,  the  Committee  of  the  Parties 
considers could be left at a secondary level of immediacy. At the end of the 3-year 

Council Decision (EU) 2023/1075 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, 
of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and 
domestic  violence  with  regard  to  institutions  and  public  administration  of  the  Union  (OJ  L  143  I, 
2.6.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/1075/oj). 
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1076 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, 
of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and 
domestic violence with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and 
non-refoulement (OJ L 143 I, 2.6.2023, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/1076/oj). 

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period,  the  Party  must  report  back  to  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  on  the  actions 
taken, within 10 specific areas of the Convention. On the basis of this information, 
and any additional information obtained from non-governmental organisations, civil-
society and national institutions for the protection of human rights, the Committee of 
the  Parties  is  to  adopt  conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  the  recommendations, 
prepared by the Secretariat of the Committee. 

(4) 

The Committee of the Parties, during its 16th meeting on 31 May 2024, is expected 
to adopt the following draft recommendation and four draft conclusions, concerning 
five State Parties’ implementation of the Convention (‘the draft recommendation and 
conclusions’): 

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Recommendation on the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention 
on  Preventing  and  Combating  Violence  against  Women  and  Domestic 
Violence by Liechtenstein [IC-CP(2024)1-prov];  

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Andorra 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)2-prov];  

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Belgium 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)3-prov];  

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  Malta 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)4-prov]; and  

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  Spain 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)5-prov].  

The Union has exclusive competence to accept obligations set out in the Convention 
with  regard  to  its  own  institutions  and  public  administration,  within  the  scope  of 
Article 336 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In its Opinion 
1/19  (Istanbul  Convention)  of  6 October  2021,  EU:C:2021:832,  paragraph 305,  the 
Court  of  Justice  has  confirmed  that  a  significant  part  of  the  obligations  of  the 
Convention  relating  to  the  adoption  of  preventive  and  protection  measures  are,  in 
essence, binding on the Union as regards the staff in its administration and as regards 
the  members  of  the  public  visiting  the  premises  and  buildings  of  its  institutions, 
agencies  and  bodies.  Moreover,  in  paragraph  307  of  the  same  Opinion,  the  Court 
held that the Union should not confine itself to establishing minimum requirements 
or  supporting  measures,  but  should  itself  ensure  that  these  obligations  are  fully 
satisfied.  

The draft recommendation and conclusions concern the implementation of provisions 
of the Convention which also apply to the Union with regard to its own institutions 
and  public  administration.  It  is  therefore  appropriate  to  establish  the  position  to  be 
taken on the Union’s behalf in  the Committee of the  Parties with  regard  to  matters 
related to  institutions and public administration of the Union, as the envisaged acts 
are capable of decisively influencing the content of Union law in that they may affect 
the interpretation of relevant provisions of the Convention in the future. 

As  regards  Liechtenstein,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention include the need to develop a comprehensive strategy or action plan for 
preventing and combating all forms of violence covered by the Convention (Article 7 
of  the  Convention),  to  ensure  gender  budgeting  and  earmarked  funding  to  identify 
sums  spent  on  addressing  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence  by  all 
relevant  institutions  (Article  8  of  the  Convention),  to  allocate  human  and  financial 
resources  to  coordinating  bodies  (Article  10  of  the  Convention),  to  conduct 

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population-based surveys on all forms of violence covered by the Convention and to 
promote research on the situation of women victims (Article 11 of the Convention), 
to  ensure  a  free,  dedicated  state-wide  telephone  helpline  (Article  24  of  the 
Convention)  and  to  make  use  of  police  barring  orders  to  ensure  victim  protection 
(Article 52 of the Convention). As the recommendations on these matters are in line 
with the Union’s policies and objectives and do not raise any concerns with respect 
to Union law, the position of the Union should be to not object to the adoption of the 
recommendation addressed to Liechtenstein. 

As regards Andorra,  the draft conclusions on its implementation  of the Convention 
include  the  need  to  ensure  that  relevant  stakeholders  receive  sufficient  human  and 
financial  resources  (Article  8  and  Article  25  of  the  Convention),  to  ensure  a 
coordinated and cross-cutting approach to preventing and combating violence against 
women  (Article  7  of  the  Convention),  to  promote  regular  research  activities  on  the 
situation of all forms of violence covered by the scope of the Convention (Article 11 
of  the  Convention)  and  to  ensure  that  victims  have  access  to  emergency  barring 
orders in line with the Convention (Article 52 of the Convention). As the conclusions 
on these matters are in line with the Union’s policies and objectives and do not raise 
any concerns with respect to Union law, the position of the Union should be to not 
object to the adoption of the conclusions addressed to Andorra. 

As regards Belgium, the draft conclusions on its implementation of the Convention 
include the need to ensure data collection on violence against women (Article 11 of 
the  Convention)  and  to  ensure  that  specialist  support  services  receive  funding  in  a 
manner that ensures their continued services (Article 8 and 25 of the Convention). As 
the conclusions on these matters are in line with the Union’s policies and objectives, 
and do not raise any concerns with respect to Union law, the position of the Union 
should be to not object to the adoption of the conclusions addressed to Belgium. 

As  regards  Malta,  the  draft  conclusions  on  its  implementation  of  the  Convention 
include the need to strengthen co-operation with non-governmental actors, including 
those providing specialist support services, and to ensure their effective participation 
in  the  design  of  relevant  policies  (Article  7  of  the  Convention),  to  ensure  the 
comprehensive collection of data in relation to all forms of violence covered by the 
Convention (Article 11 of the Convention), and to ensure that the legislation is in line 
with  the  Convention  as  regards  emergency  barring  orders  and  protection  orders 
(Article 52  and Article  53 of the Convention).  As the conclusions on  these  matters 
are  in  line  with  the  Union’s  policies  and  objectives  and  do  not  raise  any  concerns 
with  respect  to  Union law, the position of the Union should be to  not  object  to  the 
adoption of the conclusion addressed to Malta. 

As  regards  Spain,  the  draft  conclusions  on  its  implementation  of  the  Convention 
include the need to harmonise the level of support and protection of women victims 
throughout  the  country  and  to  evaluate  the  implementation  of  relevant  measures 
(Article 10  and Article  25 of the Convention).  As the conclusions on  these matters 
are  in  line  with  the  Union’s  policies  and  objectives  and  do  not  raise  any  concerns 
with  respect  to  Union law, the position of the Union should be to  not  object  to  the 
adoption of the conclusions addressed to Spain, 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the 16th meeting of the Committee of the 
Parties, established under Article 67 of the Convention, shall be to not object to the adoption 
of the following acts: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

Recommendation  on  the  implementation  of  the  Council  of  Europe  Convention  on 
preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence  by 
Liechtenstein [IC-CP(2024)1-prov]; 

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  Andorra 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)2-prov];  

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  Belgium 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)3-prov]; 

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Malta adopted 
by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)4-prov]; and  

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Spain adopted 
by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2024)5-prov]. 

This Decision is addressed to the Commission. 

Done at Brussels, 

Article 2 

For the Council 
The President 

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