22/05/2007: The report on the Daphne III Programme has been approved by the vast majority of the European Parliament. This programme aims on one hand at combating violence and the prevention of violence against women, children and young persons and on the other hand at the protection of victims who belong to these sensitive social groups, through the creation of cross-border networks, the support of NGOs and the exchange of best practices.
The financing of this new programme is spectacularly higher than the previous programmes (€116.85m compared to €50m), which is why expectations are so high. The aim is to consolidate freedom, safety and justice within the European space and to confront phenomena, like violence and white slavery, which after the enlargement of the EU are more common. "The wide financing will add value to the action of previous successful DAPHNE Programmes, but also in other initiatives of Member States for the prevention of violent behaviour and the support of the victims", said the shadow rapporteur, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (EPP-ED, GR).
Commenting on the application of the programme, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou stressed:
The financing of this new programme is spectacularly higher than the previous programmes (€116.85m compared to €50m), which is why expectations are so high. The aim is to consolidate freedom, safety and justice within the European space and to confront phenomena, like violence and white slavery, which after the enlargement of the EU are more common. "The wide financing will add value to the action of previous successful DAPHNE Programmes, but also in other initiatives of Member States for the prevention of violent behaviour and the support of the victims", said the shadow rapporteur, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (EPP-ED, GR).
Commenting on the application of the programme, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou stressed:
- the need for organised action in the field of education and the sensitisation of social conscience towards the fight against every form of violence;
- transparency at the evaluation and selection of plans of action and the financing of Networks and NGOs and;
- connection with other European programmes which aim at social cohesion and integration, such as the PROGRESS Programme, or strategies for the protection of fundamental rights, such as the future Strategy for the Rights of the Child.
The DAPHNE III Programme, for which the Committee on Women's Rights of the EP unanimously asked for and achieved it's separation from the Programme of Prevention of Drugs, is the continuation of the successful DAPHNE I and DAPHNE II Programmes which began in 1997 and 2000 respectively. DAPHNE, since it began, has financed 420 programmes, most of which contributed to the modification of national legislation, encouraged the role of NGOs and the collaboration between all the interested parties such as the citizens and the national and local authorities. The success of the DAPHNE Programme lies in approaching the term 'violence' in its widest sense including not only corporal and psychological dimensions, but also sexual.
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou expressed the wish that the progress in the fight against violence be so fast that violence will soon be a thing of the past in the EU and we will only have to conquer it at international level.
For further information:
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou MEP, Tel: +32-2-2847447, Fax: +32-2-2849447
Email: marie.panayotopoulos-cassiotou@europarl.europa.eu
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou expressed the wish that the progress in the fight against violence be so fast that violence will soon be a thing of the past in the EU and we will only have to conquer it at international level.
For further information:
Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou MEP, Tel: +32-2-2847447, Fax: +32-2-2849447
Email: marie.panayotopoulos-cassiotou@europarl.europa.eu
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