A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) will carry out its first thematic evaluation visit to Germany, from 13 to 17 April 2026, focussing on the theme of “Building trust by delivering support, protection and justice.” This visit is one of the steps in this thematic evaluation round to monitor the implementation by Germany of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention).

The first thematic evaluation round aims to address how national laws and policies in parties build trust, deliver support, and provide access to justice for women victims of violence, based on the questionnaire adopted by GREVIO on 13 October 2022. The visit will enable the delegation to obtain more in-depth information on the implementation of selected provisions in the areas of prevention, protection, prosecution and co-ordinated policies, where the baseline evaluation report on Germany and the recommendations of the Committee of the Parties to the Istanbul Convention have revealed challenges and the need to take additional measures.

During the visit, the GREVIO delegation will meet with representatives from different ministries and public bodies, as well as with members of the judiciary and other stakeholders working in the field of violence against women, at both the federal and federal state levels.

GREVIO plans to publish its first thematic evaluation report on Germany in the fall of 2026.

See also: GREVIO and Germany