Daphne Programme 2000-2003: action relating to violence against children, young persons and women

The Parliament adopted its opinion, drafted by Ms. Bennasar Tous (EPP, Spain), concerning the Commission's amended proposal for a Community action programme - DAPHNE - (2000-2004) on measures aimed to prevent violence against children, young persons and women. A series of amendments submitted by the Women's Rights Committee were adopted. These serve to: - strengthen the role of co-operation between NGOs and national, regional and local authorities, - cover the issue of protection against violence (in addition to prevention of), and - the encouragement of the introduction of measures to increase the reporting to the authorities of violence against women, children and young persons and different forms of trade in women for sexual exploitation, in all Member States and under the same procedures.�