Final report of the first year of TAMPEP (Transnational STD/AIDS Prevention among Migrant Prostitutes in the European Union). It's a European research project which at the same time develops preventative programmes against sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. TAMPEP has been developed simultaneously in Italy, Germany and Holland, in September 1993.
This paper addresses matters related to the right to marry (Article 9) falling under Title II ‘Freedoms’ of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and briefly describes the phenomenon of forced marriage, examines selected legislative measures taken to address it and lists promising initiatives to prevent forced marriage and support victims. It is primarily based on desk research carried out in five European Union (EU) Member States: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.