Meeting of the EAP Platform

6 May 2019

On 19 February 2019 the EFJCA took part at the 19th Eastern Partnership Platform 1 on "Strengthening Institutions and Good Governance". The EFJCA was invited as keynote speaker and good-practice-advisors of the EAP Platform.

The 19th Eastern Partnership Platform 1 on "Strengthening Institutions and Good Governance" took place in Brussels, gathering policy makers from EU Member States, the 6 Eastern Partnership Partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine) and EU services, as well as representatives from the Council of Europe, the United Nations, and civil society organisations.

Judicial response to gender-based violence

Discussions focused on gender issues, particularly on the judicial response to gender-based violence. There were also keynote speeches by Director-General Christian Danielsson (NEAR), Director-General Tiina Astola (JUST) and EEAS Principal Advisor for Gender issues Mara Marinaki gave an overview of the topic and its stakes in the context of the Eastern Partnership. In the three thematic sessions, participants addressed the challenges related to the adoption of domestic violence legislation and its effective implementation; the effective referral mechanisms; and violence prevention programmes for perpetrators.

20 Deliverables for 2020

This event was held in the framework of the Eastern Partnership Agenda "20 Deliverables for 2020", where gender aspects are a horizontal deliverable. It highlighted the importance of governance and rule of law in addressing gender issues.

More information

More information and the powerpoint are available on www.eap-events.eu