I 2004 bliver EU udvidet til 25 lande, og kvindernes og pigernes rettigheder i disse tiltrædelseslande nyder meget dårlig beskyttelse, og et stort antal af disse er desuden ofre for seksuel handel og udnyttelse, ud over den vold, de udsættes for i familiens skød.
In 2004 the European Union will be enlarged to 25 countries and the rights of the women and girls of these acceding countries are seriously unprotected and a large number of them, furthermore, are victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation, as well as suffering violence within their families.