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Ireland to call for a ban on paying for sex

Ireland, the current holder of the EU Presidency, may propose an EU-wide ban on paying for sex. However, an agreement among all member states is very unlikely.

At the moment Sweden is the only EU member state where paying for sex is illegal.

"It has not been discussed in any meaningful way at European level yet, but certainly it is something which will have to be considered during the Irish presidency", said Willie O'Dea, minister of state at the Irish Department of Justice, accor...

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