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Nov 8 2009

Conference on strategies to combat men's violence against women

On 9 November, the Swedish Presidency will be holding a conference on men’s violence against women. The conference will provide Member States with an opportunity to share experiences of working methods, strategies and legislation in the area and to discuss future EU cooperation to combat men’s violence against women.>

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