European Protection Order. Initiative Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Finland and Sweden

The Belgian presidency informed ministers of the state of play concerning the European protection order. The main point highlighted was that the two European Parliament committees concerned (Civil Liberties and Women's Rights) supported by a strong majority the general aim of the draft text in an orientation vote on 29 September 2010 (voting result: 64 to 1).

The aim of the directive is to facilitate and enhance the protection afforded to victims of crime, or possible victims of crime, who move between EU member states.