Very permissive prostitution policies exist in the netherlands and germany, and these countries are major destinations for international sex tourism Amsterdam 's prostitution windows are famous all over the world. Refer to our individual country and city guides for the latest brothel laws En explaining the various approaches to prostitution in the european union (eu), this paper begins by presenting the ideological underpinnings of prostitution policies The paper goes on to describe laws and policies in selected eu member states, offering an overview. Prostitution is legal and regulated in germany , switzerland , greece , austria , and many other countries in europe
Regulating the prostitution industry was supposed to help limit sex trafficking and connect sex workers with critical health and government services, but reports. This is a little surprising considering that europe is also home to some of the most progressive (and, in germany’s case, oldest) prostitution laws in the world However, legalized prostitution and sex workers are received very differently depending on which country you are in. Finally, the prohibitionist model makes the act of prostitution (selling sex for money) illegal, which means that the prostitute, not the client, commits a crime or misdemeanour Countries following this model are shown in red, and the amount (or prison time) shown is the maximum punishment for the prostitute. The legality of prostitution in europe varies by country
