00:00The UN says the killing of women is a global epidemic,
00:03which European countries are cracking down on it.
00:11In the EU, data shows women are killed by their partners or family members
00:16nearly twice as often as men. Over the past decade, the number of cases has remained stable
00:23across the block, with a peak in 2022 when 4.4 women were murdered per million people.
00:31Latvia consistently reported the highest femicide rate in the EU in both 2022 and 2023,
00:39around 17 cases every million people. Neighboring Lithuania registered the second highest rate in
00:46both years, 10 women every million people, followed by Austria. At the other end of the
00:52spectrum, Malta aside, the lowest rates were found in Greece, Spain and the Netherlands.
01:00In response to public pressure and rising awareness, several European countries in 2025
01:06have proposed or introduced tougher legislation to address femicides. For example, France, Spain and
01:14most recently Italy. In November, Rome approved a law punishing femicide with life in prison.
01:20when the murder follows, for example, a woman's refusal to enter a relationship or accept limits on her
01:28her personal freedoms.
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