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Violence against women is endemic in the European Union. Since the age of 15:

• one in three women has experienced sexual and/or physical violence;
• one in three has experienced psychologically abusive behaviour by an intimate partner;
• one in two (55%) have experienced sexual harassment.

Tomorrow, 25 November, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the European Commission is launching a year of focused actions, with 10 million euros in funding for Member States, local governments, relevant professionals and civil society organisations across Europe to intensify their actions and campaigns to combat violence against women.

The European Commission is for the first time presenting a set of European rules on business insolvency today. Well-functioning insolvency and restructuring systems are key to supporting economic growth. This initiative aims to enhance the "rescue culture" in the EU. It will allow companies in financial difficulties to restructure early on so as to prevent bankruptcy and avoid laying off staff. At the same time it provides rules on giving honest entrepreneurs a second chance of doing business after a bankruptcy.

The International Product Safety Week will take place this year from 14 to 18 November. Regulators and stakeholders from more than 40 countries will meet to exchange their ideas and experiences on current product safety matters. This year, the event will focus on the challenges brought about by the digital economy.

Today the European Commission has published the report "The Business Case for Diversity in the Workplace: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity."

European and national policy makers, researchers and industry experts are meeting today (17 October) at the 2016 European Consumer Summit in Brussels to discuss how EU consumer and marketing legislation can be streamlined.

Today, the new rules on legal aid proposed by the Commission in 2013 cleared the final hurdle.

When was the last time you wanted to purchase something online, but decided not to go through with the purchase because you did not like the seller's terms and conditions?

The European Commission released today a report on the remuneration rules for banks and investment firms. It finds that the remuneration rules are generally effective in curbing excessive risk-taking behaviour and short-termism. These were precisely the reasons why the rules were introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

The European Commission has today adopted a Rule of Law Recommendation on the situation in Poland, setting out the Commission's concerns and recommending how these can be addressed.