Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th 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 recommendations and conclusions addressed to 10 State Parties on their implementation of that Convention, with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement
Date: 2025-05-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Subjects: European convention, fight against crime, gender equality, help for victims, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, recommendation, removal, right of asylum, sexual violence, violence, women's rights

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 13.5.2025  COM(2025) 246 final 2025/0118 (NLE)  Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th 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 recommendations and conclusions addressed to 10 State Parties on their implementation of that Convention, with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement   
 
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 18th meeting of the Committee of the Parties (‘CoP’) of the Council of Europe 
Convention  on  preventing  and  combating  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence 
(‘the  Istanbul  Convention’  or  ‘the  Convention’)  on  5-6 June  2025,  in  connection  with  the 
envisaged adoption of eight draft recommendations and two draft conclusions addressed to 10 
Parties on their implementation of the Convention. 

2. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

2.1. 

The Istanbul Convention 

The Istanbul Convention lays 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 and 22 have ratified it3. 

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 as such 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  24.4.2025:  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 

to  ensure  effective 
The Istanbul  Convention  establishes  a  monitoring  mechanism 
implementation  by  the  Parties7.  The  purpose  is  to  assess  how  the  Convention  is  put  into 
practice  and  to  provide  guidance  to  the  Parties.  The  monitoring  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  group  of  experts  tasked  to  monitor  the  implementation  of  the 
Istanbul  Convention  on  a  country-by-country  basis,  in  accordance  with  Article 66(1)  of  the 
Convention.  The  monitoring  procedure  is  set  out  in  Article 68  of  the  Convention.  In 
accordance with Article 68(1) of the Convention, new Parties are required to submit a report, 
based on a questionnaire prepared by GREVIO, detailing legislative and other measures taken 
to  give  effect  to  the  Convention.  GREVIO  prepares  a  report  on  the  measures  taken  by  the 
Party concerned to implement the Convention and gives suggestions and proposals on the way 
in which the Party may deal with problems that have been identified8. 

Based on the GREVIO reports, 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 the Party to submit a response on their implementation. Based 
on this provision, the CoP has been adopting recommendations to Parties which differentiate 
between actions  that should  be taken as  soon  as possible, with  a requirement to  report back 
within  a  three  year-period,  and  actions  that  while  important,  do  not  carry  the  same  level  of 
immediacy. At the end of the three-year period, the Party must report back to the CoP on the 
progress made in implementing the recommendations that were addressed to it.  On the basis 
of  this  information,  and  any  additional  information  obtained,  the  Secretariat  of  the 
Committee9  prepares  the  conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  the  recommendations  in 
relation to each Party under review, which the CoP adopt. 

As  the  baseline  evaluation  procedure  has  been  completed  for  nearly  all  Parties,  GREVIO 
decided in  late 2022 to  move to  the next  phase  in  its evaluation.  Under  Article 68(3) of the 
Convention,  GREVIO’s  evaluation  procedures  following  the  baseline  evaluation  shall  be 
divided  into  rounds  (‘thematic  evaluation  rounds’).  The  first  thematic  evaluation  round  is 
entitled ‘Building Trust by Delivering Support, Protection and Justice’ which runs from 2023 
to 2031. While the baseline evaluation covered around 60 articles of the Istanbul Convention, 
the new thematic evaluation procedure addresses 20 articles, namely Articles 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 
14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 31, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 56. These articles set out standards for 
law  enforcement  agencies,  criminal  justice  actors,  the  provision  of  general  and  specialist 
support services for victims, and an overall victim-centred approach. The aim is to provide a 
more in-depth assessment of these areas, focusing on the progress made under each article. At 
its last meeting in December 2024, the CoP adopted a Decision on the recommendations to be 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties in light of GREVIO’s reports adopted as part of its 
first thematic round of evaluation [IC-CP(2024)10 rev]. 

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Article 1(2) of the Istanbul Convention. 
Article 68(10)of the Istanbul Convention. 
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. 

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To  date,  the  CoP’s  practice  has  been  to  adopt  recommendations  and  conclusions  based  on 
consensus  at  its  meetings  which  take  place  upon  request10,  by  one  third  of  the  Parties,  the 
President of the Committee of the Parties or the Secretary General, normally twice a year. 

2.4. 

The envisaged acts of the Committee of the Parties 

On 5-6 June 2025, during its 18th meeting, it is foreseen that the CoP will proceed with the 
adoption of the following eight draft recommendations based on the first thematic evaluation 
round,  and  two  conclusions  (‘the  envisaged  acts’  or  ‘the  draft  recommendations  and 
conclusions’): 

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Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Albania  [IC-CP(2025)2-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Austria [IC-CP(2025)3-prov] 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Denmark  [IC-CP(2025)4-
prov] 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Finland [IC-CP(2025)5-prov] 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Monaco  [IC-CP(2025)6-
prov] 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Montenegro [IC-CP(2025)7-
prov] 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Spain [IC-CP(2025)8-prov] 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Sweden  [IC-CP(2025)9-
prov] 

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  San 
Marino adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2025)10-prov]; 

Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Slovenia 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2025)11-prov]. 

3. 

POSITION TO BE TAKEN ON THE UNION’S BEHALF 

The envisaged acts are addressed to 10 Parties and include eight recommendations (based on 
the  first  thematic  evaluation  procedure)  on  measures  to  be  taken  to  implement  the  Istanbul 
Convention  as  well  as  conclusions  on 
implementation  of  previous 
recommendations.  They  concern  the  implementation  of  provisions  of the Convention  which 
relate to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, such as matters relating to the protection of 
victims and support for victims of violence against women and domestic violence,  and – as 
regards  the  conclusions  addressed  to  one  Party  –  also  the  implementation  of  provisions 

the  Parties’ 

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relating  to  asylum  and  non-refoulement.  These  matters  are  covered  by  the  Union  acquis,  in 
particular  the  Directive  on  combating  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence11,  the 
Victims’  Rights  Directive12,  the  Asylum  Procedures  Regulation13,  14￼.and  the  Family 
Reunification Directive15  They fall within  EU’s exclusive competence insofar as the relevant 
provisions of the Convention may affect common rules or alter their scope within the meaning 
of  Article 3(2)  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union  (TFEU).  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, it is appropriate 
to establish the position to be taken on the  Unions behalf in the CoP with regard to matters 
related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement. 

The draft recommendations and conclusions on matters falling within  the competence of the 
Union are in line with the Union’s objectives and policies in the areas of judicial cooperation 
in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement 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 
recommendations and conclusions at the 18th meeting of the CoP. 

4. 

LEGAL BASIS 

4.1. 

Procedural legal basis 

4.1.1.  Principles 

Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (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 
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’16. 

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 

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violence 

Directive  2024/1385  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14 May  2024  on  combating 
2024/1385, 
domestic 
violence 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1385/o). 
Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing 
minimum  standards  on  the  rights,  support  and  protection  of  victims  of  crime,  and  replacing  Council 
Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj). 
Regulation 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common procedure 
for  international  protection  in  the  Union  and  repealing  Directive  2013/32/EU  (OJ  L,  2024/1348, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1348/oj). 
Directive 2024/1346 EU of the European Parliament and of the Council  of 14 May 2024 laying down 
standards  for  the  reception  of  applicants  for  international  protection  (OJ  L,  2024/1346,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1346/OJ). 
Directive  2003/86  of  22  September  2003  on  the  right  to  family  reunification  (OJ  L  251,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/86/oj) 
Judgment  of 
ECLI:EU:C:2014:2258, paragraphs 61 to 64. 

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

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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 
those  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 Union17 and with regard to matters related to 
judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement18. 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 TFEU. Consequently, the 
decision establishing the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the CoP also needs to 
be split into two decisions, when the relevant recommendations or conclusions concern both 
matters. 

The envisaged acts pursue objectives and have components in the area of judicial cooperation 
in  criminal  matters  (Article 82(2)  and  Article 84  TFEU),  as  well  as  on  asylum  and  non-
refoulement (Articles 78(2) TFEU). They are inseparably linked without one being incidental 
to  the  other.  Therefore,  the  substantive  legal  basis  for  the  proposed  decision  comprises  the 
following provisions: Article 78(2), Article 82(2) and Article 84 TFEU. 

4.3. 

Conclusion 

The legal basis of the proposed decision should be Article 78(2), Article 82(2) and Article 84, 
in conjunction with Article 218(9) TFEU. 

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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). 

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2025/0118 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the 18th 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 
recommendations and conclusions addressed to 10 State Parties on their implementation 
of that Convention, with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal 
matters, asylum and non-refoulement 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 78(2), Article 82(2) and Article 84, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

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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)  2023/107519  with  regard 
institutions  and  public 
administration of the Union, and by Council Decision (EU) 2023/107620 with regard to 
matters  related  to  judicial  cooperation  in  criminal  matters,  asylum  and  non-
refoulement,  insofar  as  they  fall  within  the  exclusive  competence  of  the  Union,  and 
entered into force for the Union on 1 October 2023. 

to 

Pursuant  to  Article 66(1)  of  the  Convention,  the  Group  of  experts  on  action  against 
violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence  (‘GREVIO’)  is  to  monitor  the 
implementation of the Convention by the Parties. In accordance with Article 68(11) of 
the  Convention,  GREVIO  is  to  adopt  its  report  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 report and differentiate 
between those measures which the Committee of the Parties considers the Party should 
take as soon as possible, with a requirement to report back to it on steps taken in that 
regard within a three-year period, and those measures which, while important, do not 

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), Decision - 2023/1075 - EN - EUR-Lex. 
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), Decision - 2023/1076 - EN - EUR-Lex. 

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carry the same level of immediacy. At the end of the three-year period, the Party must 
report back to the Committee of the Parties on the measures taken, within 10 specific 
areas  of  the  Convention.  On  the  basis  of  that  information,  and  any  additional 
information  obtained,  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  adopts  conclusions  on  the 
implementation  of  the  recommendations,  prepared  by  the  Secretariat  of  the 
Committee. 

Pursuant  to  Article 68(3)  of  the  Convention,  the  evaluation  procedures  following 
GREVIO’s  initial  baseline  evaluation  procedure  are  to  be  divided  into  rounds 
(‘thematic  evaluation  rounds’).  The  first  thematic  evaluation  round  is  entitled 
‘Building  Trust  by  Delivering  Support,  Protection  and  Justice’  and  addresses  20 
specific articles of the Convention, namely Articles 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 
22, 25, 31, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 56. At its last meeting on 17 December 2024, the 
Committee of the Parties  adopted a Decision on the recommendations to be adopted 
by  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  in  light  of  GREVIO’s  reports  adopted  as  part  of  its 
first thematic round of evaluation [IC-CP(2024)10 rev]. 

The Committee of the Parties, during its 18th meeting on 5-6 June 2025, is expected to 
adopt  eight  draft  recommendations  based  on  the  first  thematic  evaluation  round 
entitled ‘Building Trust by Delivering Support,  Protection and Justice’ and two draft 
conclusions,  on  the  implementation  of  the  Convention  by  10  Parties’  (the  ‘draft 
recommendations and conclusions’): 

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Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Albania  [IC-CP(2025)2-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Austria  [IC-CP(2025)3-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Denmark  [IC-CP(2025)4-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Finland  [IC-CP(2025)5-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Monaco  [IC-CP(2025)6-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Montenegro [IC-CP(2025)7-
prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Spain [IC-CP(2025)8-prov]; 

Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Sweden  [IC-CP(2025)9-
prov]; 

Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  San 
Marino adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2025)10-prov]; and 

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Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Slovenia 
adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2025)11-prov]. 

The draft recommendations and conclusions concern the implementation of provisions 
of  the  Convention  which  relate  to  judicial  cooperation  in  criminal  matters,  such  as 
matters  relating  to  the  protection  and  support  of  victims  of  violence  against  women 
and  domestic  violence.  The  conclusions  also  concern  the  implementation  of  
provisions  of  the Convention  relating  to  asylum and  non-refoulement.  These  matters 
are  covered  by  the  Union  acquis,  in  particular  Directive  2024/1385  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council21,  Directive  2012/29/EU  of  the  European  Parliament 
and of the Council22, Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council23 , Directive 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 
and Council Directive 2003/86/EC25. The draft recommendations and conclusions will 
have legal effects. It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the 
Union’s  behalf  in  the  Committee  of  the  Parties  for  matters  related  to  judicial 
cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement.  

It should be noted that recommendations relating to certain articles of the Convention 
are  only  partly  covered  by  Union’s  competence.  Thus,  as  to  recommendations  on 
Articles  49  and  50,  this  decision  should  be  without  prejudice  to  Member  States’ 
competence for the internal organisation and administration of their justice systems; as 
to recommendations on Articles 11 and 20, this decision should be without prejudice 
to Member States’ competence for the organisation and delivery of healthcare services 
and  medical  care;  as  to  recommendations  on  Article  14,  this  decision  should  be 
without prejudice to  Member States’  competence for  the content  of teaching  and the 
organisation of education systems, as to recommendations on Article 31, this decision 
should be without prejudice to Member States’ competence in the area of family law.  

As  regards  Albania,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention includes the need to ensure that relevant policies and measures to prevent 
and  combat  all  forms  of  violence  against  women  are  provide  with  sufficient  and 
sustainable  funding,  including  through  transparent  procedures  to  secure  funding  for 
women’s  rights  organisations  (Article 8  of  the  Convention);  promote  awareness-
raising  campaigns  or  programmes  and  to  regularly  assess  their  impact  (Article 12  of 
the  Convention);  ensure  training  for  relevant  professionals  and  to  follow-up  on  such 
training (Article 15 of the Convention);  expand the existing perpetrator programmes 
and  introduce  programmes  aimed  specifically  at  perpetrators  of  sexual  violence 
(Article 16  of  the  Convention);  to  ensure  victims  of  violence  have  access  to 

2001/220/JHA 

Directive  (EU)  2024/1385  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14 May  2024  on 
combating  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence  (OJ  L,  2024/1385,  24.5.2024, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1385/oj). 
Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing 
minimum  standards  on  the  rights,  support  and  protection  of  victims  of  crime,  and  replacing  Council 
Framework 
57–73, 
(OJ 
Decision 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/29/oj). 
Regulation 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common procedure 
for  international  protection  in  the  Union  and  repealing  Directive  2013/32/EU  (OJ  L,  2024/1348, 
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1348/oj). 
Directive 2024/1346 EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 laying down 
standards  for  the  reception  of  applicants  for  international  protection  (OJ  L,  2024/1346,  ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1346/oj). 
Council  Directive  2003/86/EC  of  22  September  2003  on  the  right  to  family  reunification  (OJ  L  251, 
3.10.2003, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2003/86/oj) 

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comprehensive healthcare services (Article 20 of the Convention) increase the funding 
and  the  number  of  available  services  for  women  victims,  especially  for women  with 
special  needs  (Article 20  of  the  Convention);    ensure  sufficient  specialist  support 
services to all women victims and their children, irrespective of their will to report the 
violence,  and  to  ensure  national  helplines  receive  funding  (Article 22  of  the 
Convention);    ensure  that  victims  of  sexual  violence  have  access  to  forensic 
examination, not conditional on their willingness to report the crime, and that forensic 
evidence  is  properly  stored  (Article 25  of  the  Convention);  take  measures  to  abolish 
mandatory  conciliation  in  all  criminal  cases  concerning  violence  against  women; 
enhance the capacity, knowledge and response of law-enforcement officers in order to 
achieve a timely and victim-sensitive response and take measures to improve reporting 
by women victims (Articles 49 and 50 of the Convention); ensure that risk assessment 
procedures  are  applied  in  cases  concerning  all  forms  of  violence  covered  by  the 
Convention  and  in  coordination  with  all  relevant  agencies  (Article 51  of  the 
Convention);  make  better  use  of  emergency  barring  orders  and  monitor  and  enforce 
such orders (Article 52 of the Convention);  ensure that protection orders are available 
and accessible to all victims, and enforce and monitor such orders, including through 
sanctions  for  breaches  (Article 53  of 
the 
implementation of protection measures and ensure they are in line with the Convention 
(Article 56 of the Convention). As the  recommendations  on these matters are in  line 
with the Union’s policies and objectives in the area of judicial cooperation in criminal 
matters 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 
Albania. 

the  Convention);  and 

  evaluate 

(9) 

As regards Austria, the draft recommendation on its implementation of the Convention 
includes the need to adopt and align the definition of ‘domestic violence’ (Article 3 of 
the  Convention);  develop  a  long-term  comprehensive  action  plan/strategic  policy 
document  on  all  forms  of  violence  covered  by  the  Convention  (Article 7  of  the 
Convention);  adapt data categories for use by the justice sector and collect data on the 
number  of  women  and  girls  who  contact  the  social  services  (Article 11  of  the 
Convention);  step up efforts to eradicate prejudice and gender stereotypes in Austrian 
society  through  prevention  measures,  including  awareness-raising  campaigns  or 
programmes,  to  inform  victims  of  the  availability  of  support  services  and  evaluate 
their impact (Article 12 of the Convention);  ensure that relevant professionals receive 
appropriate training (Article 15 of the Convention);  ensure that victims have access to 
support  services  including  housing  and  the  issuance  of  forensic  reports  documenting 
injuries;  ensure  that  places  in  shelters  are  available  in  sufficient  numbers  across  the 
country (Article 22 of the Convention);  set up sexual violence referral centres  across 
the country and ensure effective support to victims of sexual violence  (Article 25 of 
the  Convention);    to  reinforce  information  sharing  between  relevant  competent 
authorities  in  cases  concerning  child  custody  and  visitation  rights  (Article 31  of  the 
Convention); and  ensure the use of protection orders and avoid gaps between barring 
orders and protection orders (Articles 53 of the Convention). As the recommendations 
on  these  matters  are  in  line  with  the  Union’s  policies  and  objectives  in  the  area  of 
judicial cooperation in criminal matters 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 Austria. 

(10)  As  regards  Denmark,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention includes the need to  ensure that relevant definitions of forms of violence 
against  women  align  with  the  Convention  (Article 3  of  the  Convention);    develop  a 

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long-term national strategy in line with the Convention (Article 7 of the Convention);  
ensure  appropriate  allocation  of  funds,  including  resources  for  domestic  violence 
shelters (Article 8 of the Convention);  ensure that data collected is disaggregated and 
confidentiality  is  guaranteed  (Article 11  of  the  Convention);    prioritise  a  gender-
sensitive approach in preventive initiatives (Article 12 of the Convention); ensure the 
provision  of  systematic  initial  and  in-service  training  for  relevant  professionals 
(Article 15  of  the  Convention);    set-up  institutionalised  structures  for  cooperation  to 
ensure  effective  multi-agency  cooperation  (Article 18  of  the  Convention);    ensure 
access  to  psychological  counselling,  quality  standards,  accessibility  and  financial 
sustainability  for  shelters,  and  to  ensure  necessary  support  for  victims  of  sexual 
violence  (Articles  22  and  25  of  the  Convention);    raise  awareness  among  criminal 
justice  actors about  new  criminal  legislation (Articles 49 and 50 of the Convention);  
ensure  that  risk  assessment  is  conducted  in  coordination  with  relevant  actors 
(Article 51  of  the  Convention);    increase  the  use  of  emergency  barring  orders  and 
protection orders to monitor compliance ratings and ensure sanctions in case of breach 
(Articles  52  and  53  of  the  Convention);  and    ensure  the  proper  implementation  of 
victim  protection  measures  in  investigations  and  judicial  proceedings  (Article 56  of 
the  Convention).  As  the  recommendations  on  these  matters  are  in  line  with  the 
Union’s policies and objectives in the area of judicial cooperation in criminal matters 
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 Denmark. 

(11)  As  regards  Finland,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention  includes  the  need  to  develop  a  long-term  national  strategy  to    ensure  a 
comprehensive, coordinated approach (Article 7 of the Convention);  ensure sufficient 
public  funding  and  sustainable  financing  mechanisms  for  non-governmental 
organisations  providing  specialist  support  to  victims  (Article 8  of  the  Convention); 
establish  standardised  data  categories  and  harmonise  data  collection  systems 
(Article 11  of  the  Convention);  regularly  conduct  awareness-raising  campaigns 
(Article 12 of the Convention); ensure the provision of systematic training for relevant 
professionals  (Article 15  of  the  Convention);    establish  perpetrator  programmes  for 
domestic  violence  (Article 16  of  the  Convention);    establish  institutionalised  multi-
agency coordination structures among relevant actors (Article 18 of the Convention);  
establish support services to facilitate victims’ recovery and independence (Article 20 
of the Convention);  increase both the number of and access to shelters (Article 22 of 
the Convention);  ensure the geographical distribution of rape crisis centres to ensure 
support  to  all  victims  of  sexual  violence  (Article 25  of  the  Convention);    ensure 
mediation  does  not  negatively  impact  criminal  investigations  nor  hamper  victims’ 
access  to  justice  (Article  48  of  the  Convention);  ensure  law  enforcement  services 
receive relevant training to respond to and timely and adequately investigate cases of 
violence  against  women  (Articles  49  and  50  of  the  Convention);    take  measures  to 
establish a standardised risk assessment mechanism applied systematically (Article 51 
of the Convention) and to increase the use of emergency barring orders and protection 
orders  and  strengthen  the  monitoring  of  such  orders  (Articles  52  and  53  of  the 
Convention).  As  the  recommendations  on  these  matters  are  in  line  with  the  Union’s 
policies and objectives  in  the area of judicial cooperation in  criminal  matters 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 Finland. 

(12)  As  regards  Monaco,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention  includes  the  need  to    adopt  a  definition  of  domestic  violence  that  aligns 
with the Convention (Article 3 of the Convention);  develop a long-term overarching 

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strategy to achieve a comprehensive and coordinated policy approach (Article 7 of the 
Convention);    continue  to  develop  the  collection  of  data  on  all  forms  of  violence 
against  women  covered  by  the  Convention  (Article 11  of  the  Convention);    expand 
measures to prevent domestic violence to include other forms of violence covered by 
the  Istanbul  Convention  (Article 12  of  the  Convention):  pursue  measures  to  raise 
awareness of violence against women in schools (Article 14 of the Convention;  set up 
programmes  for  perpetrators  of  violence  (Article 16  of  the  Convention);    set  up  a 
national helpline for women victims of violence and to continue to develop specialist 
services  for  victims  of  violence  covered  by  the  Convention  (Article 22  of  the 
Convention);  set up a rape crisis and sexual violence referral centre (Article 25 of the 
Convention);    ensure  professionals  involved  in  criminal  proceedings  have  sufficient 
expertise and receive gender-sensitive training (Articles 49 and 50 of the Convention);  
standardise  the  practise  of  coordinated  risk  assessment  to  relevant  services  on  all 
forms  of  violence  covered  by  the  Convention  (Article 51  of  the  Convention);  and  
ensure  the  rights  of  victims  are  protected  during  investigations  and  judicial 
proceedings (Article 56 of the Convention). As the recommendations on these matters 
are in line with the Union’s policies and objectives in the area of judicial cooperation 
in  criminal  matters  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 Monaco. 

(13)  As  regards  Montenegro,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention includes the need to ensure appropriate human and financial resources for 
policies, measures and legislation aimed at preventing and combating violence against 
women,  and  to  ensure  sustainable  funding  for  non-governmental  organisations 
(Article 8 of the Convention);  ensure the collection and disaggregation of data by all 
relevant  stakeholders  and  to  harmonise  the  collection  of  data  (Article 11  of  the 
Convention);  (  step  up  efforts  to  implement  regular  preventive  measures,  conduct 
awareness-raising  campaigns  and  highlight  the  increased  risk  of  violence  faced  by 
victims of intersectional discrimination (Article 12 of the Convention);  ensure initial 
and  in-service  training  on  violence  against  women  for  all  relevant  professionals 
(Article 15  of  the  Convention);    set  up  and  expand  programmes  for  perpetrators  of 
domestic  violence  and  perpetrators  of  sexual  violence 
the 
Convention);ensure  that  healthcare  providers  give  priority  to  women  victims  of 
violence against women and domestic violence and respect their privacy (Article 20 of 
the  Convention);    boost  multi-agency  cooperation  (Article 18  of  the  Convention);  
increase  the  availability  of  specialist  support  services  for  victims  (Article 22  of  the 
Convention);    set  up  rape  crisis  centres  throughout  the  country  (Article 25  of  the 
Convention);  ensure information sharing on violence against women between relevant 
courts  in  civil  proceedings  (Article 31  of  the  Convention);  investigate  and  prosecute 
acts  of  violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence  effectively  and  in  a  timely 
manner,  including  by  ensuring  that  the  relevant  professionals  have  the  expertise 
required  (Article 49  and  50  of  the  Convention);    ensure  that  risk  assessments  are 
systematically carried out in cases of domestic violence in collaboration with relevant 
competent authorities (Article 51 of the Convention);  ensure that emergency barring 
orders  are  available  to  all  victims  of  violence  against  women,  including  children 
(Articles  52  of  the  Convention);  )  ensure  that  protection  orders  are  effectively 
monitored  and  breaches  sanctioned  (Article  53  of  the  Convention);  and    ensure  the 
effective  use  of  existing  protection  measures  and  to  introduce  additional  protection 
measures  in  line  with  the  Convention  (Article 56  of  the  Convention).  As  the 
recommendations on these matters are in line with the Union’s policies and objectives 

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in  the  area  of  judicial  cooperation  in  criminal  matters  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 Montenegro. 

(14)  As regards Spain, the draft recommendation on its implementation of the Convention 
includes the need to  ensure implementation of existing policies to prevent and combat 
violence  against  women  and  domestic  violence,  and  to  involve  non-governmental 
organisations  in  policymaking  and  in  the  evaluation  of  policies  and  measures 
(Article 7  of  the  Convention);    ensure  that  data  collected  are  disaggregated  and  to 
harmonise  data  collection  (Article 11  of  the  Convention);    teach  children  about  the 
central role of consent in sexual relationships (Article 14 of the Convention);  step up 
the training of all relevant professionals (Article 15 of the Convention);  improve the 
compliance  of  perpetrator  programmes  with  the  Convention  (Article 16  of  the 
Convention);  set up multi-agency cooperation mechanisms with all relevant actors on 
all forms of violence covered by the Convention and to set up one-stop-shop services 
where  appropriate  (Article 18  of  the  Convention);    ensure  all  victims  of  sexual 
violence  have  access  to  support  services  (Article 25  of  the  Convention);  strengthen 
information  sharing  between  civil  courts  and  criminal  courts  and  boost  measures  to 
ensure that supervised visitation facilities are sufficiently resourced (Article 31 of the 
Convention);    address  factors  that  prevent  victims  from  reporting  and  that  lead  to 
secondary victimisation (Articles 49 and 50 of the Convention); and  ensure competent 
authorities  have  access  to  emergency  barring  orders  in  line  with  the  Convention 
(Article  52  of  the  Convention);  and    take  measures  to  properly  address  breaches  of 
protection  orders  (Article 53  of  the  Convention).  As  the  recommendations  on  these 
matters  are  in  line  with  the  Union’s  policies  and  objectives  in  the  area  of  judicial 
cooperation in  criminal  matters 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 Spain. 

(15)  As  regards  Sweden,  the  draft  recommendation  on  its  implementation  of  the 
Convention  requires  that  policies  on  violence  against  women  consider  the  needs  of 
victims  exposed  to  intersectional  discrimination  ,  evaluate  strategies  to  access  their 
impact  and  to  ensure  policies  apply  a  gendered  understanding  of  violence  against 
women  (Articles  3  and  7  of  the  Convention);    ensure  sustainable  funding  levels  of 
women’s  rights  organisations  that  run  specialist  support  services  (Article 8  of  the 
Convention);  harmonise the collection of data and ensure that data are disaggregated 
(Article 11  of  the  Convention);    ensure  wider  prevention  measures  for  all  forms  of 
violence against women (Article 12 of the Convention);  introduce systematic training 
on all forms of violence covered by the Convention for relevant professionals, and an 
evaluation  of  that  training  (Article 15  of  the  Convention);    develop  minimum 
standards  for  perpetrator  programmes  in  line  with  the  Convention  and  ensure 
evaluation  (Article 16  of  the  Convention);    adopt  coordination  and  cooperation 
mechanisms  among  relevant  agencies  and  where  possible  on  the  same  premises 
(Article 18 of the Convention);  ensure that social services provide sufficient support 
and assistance to all victims, including support on practical matters (Article 20 of the 
Convention);  increase the availability of and ensure access to shelters for all victims 
and their children (Article 22 of the Convention);  ensure a sufficient number of rape 
crisis  and/or  sexual  violence  centres  throughout  the  country  (Article 25  of  the 
Convention);    provide  safe  premises  where  supervised  visits  can  take  place  with 
trained  professionals  (Article 31  of  the  Convention);    strengthen  the  capacity  of  the 
police to respond to and investigate all forms of violence against women, including its 
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intersectional discrimination (Articles 49 and 50 of the Convention);  ensure that risk 
assessments  are  systematically  carried  out  for  victims  and  their  children  in  a 
coordinated manner (Article 51 of the Convention); and  take measures to ensure that 
emergency  barring  orders,  restraining  and  protection  orders  (‘non-contact  orders  for 
the  joint  home’)  are  issued  swiftly  with  immediate  effect,  including  for  children, 
effectively monitored and accompanied by appropriate sanctions (Article 52 and 53 of 
the  Convention).  As  the  recommendations  on  these  matters  are  in  line  with  the 
Union’s policies and objectives in the area of judicial cooperation in criminal matters 
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 Sweden. 

(16)  As regards San Marino, the draft conclusions on its implementation of the Convention 
includes  the  need  to    support  civil  society  organisations  by  ensuring  sustainable 
funding  to  set up  cooperation mechanisms, and  ensure that the national  coordinating 
body  coordinates  with  civil  society  organisations  (Article 9  and  Article 10  of  the 
Convention);  improve the collection of disaggregated data on the basis of a common 
data-collection  system  to  regularly  conduct  victimisation  surveys  and  promote 
research activities (Article 11 of the Convention); and  comply with the requirements 
of Article 59 of the Convention on the residence status of victims of violence against 
women (Article 59 of the Convention). As the conclusions on these matters are in line 
with the Union’s policies and objectives in the areas of judicial cooperation in criminal 
matters,  asylum  and  non-refoulement,  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 San Marino. 

(17)  As  regards  Slovenia,  the  draft  conclusions  on  its  implementation  of  the  Convention 
includes the need to assign the role of the coordinating body to fully institutionalised 
entities  and  ensure  the  necessary  human  and  financial  resources  (Article 10  of  the 
Convention);    ensure  the  comprehensive  collection  of  data  on  all  forms  of  violence 
under  the  Convention  (Article 11  of  the  Convention);    strengthen  information 
exchange between civil and criminal courts (Article 31 of the Convention);  ensure a 
prompt  and  appropriate  response  by  law  enforcement  agencies  to  violence  against 
women (Articles 49 and 50); and  comply with the Convention on matters regarding ex 
officio prosecution of marital rape (Article 55 of the Convention). As the conclusions 
on  these  matters  are  in  line  with  the  Union’s  policies  and  objectives  in  the  areas  of 
judicial cooperation in criminal matters 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 Slovenia. 

(18) 

(19) 

Ireland is not bound by Council Decision (EU) 2023/1076 and is therefore not taking 
part in the adoption of this Decision. 

In  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  Protocol  No 22  on  the  position  of  Denmark, 
annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not 
bound by it or subject to its application, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

The position to be taken on behalf of the Union at the 18th 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: 

Article 1 

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(1)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Albania  [IC-CP(2025)2-
prov]; 

(2)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Austria  [IC-CP(2025)3-
prov]; 

(3)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Denmark  [IC-CP(2025)4-
prov]; 

(4)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Finland  [IC-CP(2025)5-
prov]; 

(5)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Monaco  [IC-CP(2025)6-
prov]; 

(6)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Montenegro [IC-CP(2025)7-
prov]; 

(7)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice on the basis of the Istanbul Convention by Spain [IC-CP(2025)8-prov]; 

(8)  Recommendations  on  improving  trust  by  delivering  support,  protection  and 
justice  on  the  basis  of  the  Istanbul  Convention  by  Sweden  [IC-CP(2025)9-
prov]; 

(9)  Conclusions  on  the  implementation  of  recommendations  in  respect  of  San 

Marino adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2025)10-prov]; and 

(10)  Conclusions on the implementation of recommendations in respect of Slovenia 

adopted by the Committee of the Parties [IC-CP(2025)11-prov]. 

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. 

Done at Brussels, 

Article 2 

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The President 

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