Promoting the right of protection of women through the application of the EC Directive 2011/99/EU and the European Protection Order

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The European Protection Order was introduced by EC Directive 2011/99/EU to allow judicial protection orders issued in criminal proceedings in one Member State to be applied in another Member State. As reported by the Special Eurobarometer 446 published on November 2016, one in three women in the EU have experienced physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15, while one in ten has experienced sexual harassment or stalking via new technologies. The project plans: - To increase the knowledge on the application of the EC Directive 2011/99/EU, the use of the European Protection Order and on the level of awareness and knowledge among European citizens, lawyers and the personnel of NGOs and CSOs - To improve the skills and the knowledge related to EC Directive 2011/99/EU and the European Protection Order of lawyers and the personnel of CSOs and NGOs that support women in cases of domestic violence, stalking and other forms of abuse - To provide theoretical and practical information on the application of the EC Directive 2011/99/EU and on the European Protection Order to citizens, lawyers and the personnel of CSOs and NGOs - To improve the knowledge and raise the awareness related to the EC Directive 2011/99/EU and the European Protection Order of EU citizens, lawyers and NGOs and CSOs personnel The expected results of the project are: - Increased knowledge on the application of the EC Directive 2011/99/EU, the use of the European Protection Order and on the level of awareness and knowledge among European citizens, lawyers and the personnel of NGOs and CSOs - Increased capabilities in supporting victims in the procedure for requesting an EPO of lawyers and of the personnel of CSOs and NGOs - Improved support to women and other victims to the European Protection Order - Increased number of EPO requested and issued among the people reached by the project activities and by the dissemination of the project outputs