EPP MEP Eleni Stavrou spoke about the systematic exploitation of women in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, during her intervention in a debate at the Plenary of the European Parliament, on Wednesday evening in Strasbourg. The debate discussed a report by MEP Maria Noichl, from the Group of Socialists and Democrats, on the regulation of prostitution in the EU, its cross-border effects and its impact on gender equality and women's rights.