Overview
- The government has postponed sending the draft to the Council of Ministers to allow more talks between Equality, Justice and Youth and Childhood.
- Youth and Childhood withdrew co-sponsorship after Justice declined its amendments, warning the current text leaves protective mothers in legal limbo and can keep alleged aggressors in contact with children.
- Requested changes include restoring an explicitly gender-based definition, restricting parental contact once there is a complaint, and ensuring minors are heard in all relevant proceedings.
- Equality says it has taken on board feminist groups’ concerns but insists revisions must align with proper legislative technique and has signaled it will not table the bill if core issues remain.
- Justice says it is finalizing a legally robust draft that maximizes protection for mothers and minors, while the proposal would be the first in Europe to define and criminalize vicarious violence.