… To reduce violence against women, first we need to understand the scope … Administrative data is provided by individuals who report violence to the police, courts, hospitals and shelters. … EU level, such as what constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault. Furthermore, data collected may not record …
… form of physical (e.g. intentional assault and battery), sexual (rape of modesty and rape), psychological (stalking and insults) or economic violence (e.g. abandonment of family) between spouses or … or have lived together and between a stable emotional and sexual relationship exists or existed. …
… In Bulgaria, intimate partner violence is included under "domestic violence": any act of physical, mental, sexual, emotional or economic violence and any attempted such …
… In Cyprus, intimate partner violence is recognised only within the context of "violence … any act, omission or behaviour which causes physical, sexual or mental injury to any member of the family by … and includes violence used for the purpose of having sexual intercourse without the consent of the victim as well …
… Any act of sexual penetration, of any nature whatsoever, committed against another person by violence, constraint, threat or surprise is rape. Rape is …
… In Greece, "domestic violence" is the commission of one of the following offences … Criminal Code): Domestic physical injury Domestic illegal violence and threat Rape and abuse in lewdness (lechery) Sexual abuse manslaughter by intention fatal injury …
… In Lithuania, the term "domestic violence" is used. Domestic environment shall mean the … persons having a common domicile and a common household. Violence shall mean an intentional physical, mental, sexual, economic or another influence exerted on a person by …