Print Magazine
Brussels Morning Newspaper
Monday, June 27, 2022
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • About Us
  • EU institutions
    • Commission
    • Parliament
    • Council
  • Europe
  • World
  • Economy
  • Culture and Society
  • In Depth
    • Ambassador’s Corner
    • The American Angle
    • Europe With Transparency
    • Sustainable Perspective
    • Place de la Bourse
    • The Macro-Economist
    • Southeast Europe
Brussels Morning Newspaper
  • Home
    • About Us
  • EU institutions
    • Commission
    • Parliament
    • Council
  • Europe
  • World
  • Economy
  • Culture and Society
  • In Depth
    • Ambassador’s Corner
    • The American Angle
    • Europe With Transparency
    • Sustainable Perspective
    • Place de la Bourse
    • The Macro-Economist
    • Southeast Europe
Brussels Morning Newspaper
No Result
View All Result
Home EU Institutions

Spain’s far-right rejects EU gender-based violence law

Tom Canetti by Tom Canetti
23 September 2021
in EU Institutions, Parliament
Separatists gain over 50% of vote share in Catalonia
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Barcelona (Brussels Morning) Last week, the European Parliament (EP) cast a vote to make gender-based violence a crime across the EU. Vox, Spain’s rapidly strengthening far-right party, voted no.

The resolution is an initiative to make gender-based violence a cross-border crime. In the EP vote, 427 voted in favour, 119 against and 140 abstained. Spain’s conservatives and far-right were amongst the minority who did not support the law.

Vox voted against acknowledging gender-based violence as a rising problem in Europe, in the keeping with its traditional ‘‘violence is violence’’ party mandate. Whilst the conservatives, Partido Popular (PP)— likely to be the main contenders against the socialist coalition in next year’s general election—mostly abstained, although one key member did vote against.– Isabel Benjumea.

Benjumea is considered to be the poster child for aristocratic Spain. She is the granddaughter of Rafael Benjumea Burín—a high nobleman who served both Spanish dictators, Primo de Rivera and Francisco Franco. Benjumea, the prodigy of former conservative prime minister José María Aznar, is seen today as the right-hand of PP leader Pablo Casado.

On Thursday, Podemos, one side of the ruling leftist coalition, termed the Vox/PP opposition to the EP resolution as “fundamentalism against women.”

Vox refrained from commenting on the newly passed ‘’Eurocrime’’ but on Friday publicly condemned a law approved in the Canary Islands which supports the rights of transsexuals. The far-right party said they oppose the “totalitarian roll of gender ideology.”

Traditionally, Casado and his PP have tried to distance themselves from their more radical counterparts on the topic of gender-based violence. They are wary not to appear too extreme in a country where feminism and women’s rights are gaining popular momentum.

In February, a group of political parties read out the names of more than a thousand female victims of gender-based violence to Congress, in response to Vox’s attempt to process a bill that denied such crimes were sexist. PSOE, Unidas Podem, ERC, JxCat, PDeCAT, CUP, PNB, EH Bildu, Més País, BNG and Compromís banded together to read out the names of victim, a grim litany that ended with a standing ovation within the chamber. Although PP did not participate in the initiative, its party-members did join in the ensuing minutes-long applause.

But while the conservatives have tried to separate themselves from Vox on the issue of gender-violence, the symbolic vote in the European Parliament by Isabel Benjumea and the decision by the rest of the party to abstain, points towards similarities.

In Spain last year, the courtsw received 150,785 complaints by women related to gender-based violence. Moreover, there has been a surge in the number of women murdered by their male partners in Spain this year, with 12 deaths in the month of May alone.

Tags: Main-Slider

Latest post

Mont,De,Marsan,Landes,France,05,17,2019,Eurofighter,Typhoon

German MTU hopes for new contracts in Luftwaffe overhaul

1 day ago
Flags,Of,Moldova,European,Union,And,Ukraine

Supporting Moldova means supporting stability in Ukraine

2 days ago

Most Read

  • These are the 10 highest paying jobs in the Europe in 2022

    These are the 10 highest paying jobs in the Europe in 2022

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What Are The Highest Paying Jobs In Luxembourg?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Energy Recovery Fund

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • What Are The Highest Paying Jobs In Finland?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A taste of Croatian flavors of the diplomacy in Brussels

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn

About Us

Brussels Morning is a daily online newspaper based in Belgium. BM publishes unique and independent coverage on international and European affairs. With a Europe-wide perspective, BM covers policies and politics of the EU, significant Member State developments, and looks at the international agenda with a European perspective.

Category

  • Ambassador’s Corner
  • Belgium News
  • Brussels
  • Commission
  • Council
  • Culture and Society
  • Diplomacy
  • Economy
  • EU Institutions
  • Europe
  • Europe With Transparency
  • Features
  • In Depth
  • Member States
  • Middle East Eye
  • Opinion
  • Our pick
  • Parliament
  • Place de la Bourse
  • Southeast Europe
  • Sustainable Perspective
  • The American Angle
  • The Macro-Economist
  • Uncategorised
  • US Elections
  • World

More info

  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Cookies Policy
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ
  • Jobs

Brussels Morning Newspaper - All Rights Reserved © 2020

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • EU Institutions
    • Parliament
    • Commission
    • Council
  • Europe
  • World
  • Member States
  • Economy
  • Culture and Society
  • In Depth
    • Ambassador’s Corner
    • Europe With Transparency
    • Place de la Bourse
    • The Macro-Economist
    • Sustainable Perspective
    • The American Angle
    • Southeast Europe
  • Print Magazine

Brussels Morning Newspaper - All Rights Reserved © 2020

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT