Considerable differences of opinion characterise the public debate on the regulation of prostitution in the EU. This results in a complex legal and policy landscape. A lack of comprehensive statistical data complicates the picture, and the choices legislators make are deeply rooted in overarching ideological approaches. At EU level, the European Parliament has long been the primary forum for debating prostitution issues.
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- Belgium
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction 7
- 2. Ideological underpinnings of prostitution policies 8
- 3. Typology of approaches to prostitution 9
- 3.1. Prostitution policy models 9
- 3.2. Criticism of the 'policy model' concept 10
- 4. International legal framework and international organisations' positions 11
- 5. EU debate on prostitution 12
- 5.1. EU legal and policy framework 12
- 5.2. European Parliament positions 13
- 6. Situation in selected EU Member States 15
- 6.1. Summary of findings 15
- 6.2. Selected EU Member States 16
- Austria 18
- Belgium 19
- Croatia 20
- Finland 21
- France 22
- Germany 24
- Greece 25
- Ireland 27
- Italy 28
- Lithuania 29
- Malta 31
- The Netherlands 32
- Poland 33
- Romania 34
- Sweden 35
- Blank Page 4
