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EUR-Lex · March 17, 2026
The title they went with Council Decision (EU) 2026/713 of 17 March 2026 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence on the participation of non-governmental organisations as observers in meetings of that Committee, with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement Noisy translates that to

EU allows advocacy groups to observe violence prevention committee talks on justice issues

What happened
The European Union decided to let non-governmental organizations (groups focused on human rights, women's safety, and related causes) sit in as observers when a Council of Europe committee discusses how member countries handle violence against women cases in courts, asylum decisions, and deportation safeguards. This opens what was previously a closed or restricted process, giving outside watchdogs visibility into how governments coordinate on these sensitive criminal and migration matters.
Why it matters
Advocacy groups can now see and potentially influence how EU governments coordinate on domestic violence cases and deportation decisions that affect vulnerable people — a structural shift from bureaucratic opacity to public accountability on how violence and asylum cases move through the justice system.
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