The expert meeting on “Measuring prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Europe” in the frame of EIGE’s study to map the current situation and trends of FGM in the 27 EU Member States and Croatia, will take place on June 1, 2012 in Paris.

 The study aims to assess and analyse the situation of female genital mutilation (FGM) focusing on:

  1. current policies and policy developments on FGM at EU level and at national level;
  2. current actors, their activities and good practices with regard to prevention of FGM, clinical care for women with FGM, protection and prosecution;
  3. existing data;
  4. gaps in data collection and recommendations on how to fill the gaps.