Following the sharp deterioration of women’s rights in Afghanistan, MEPs and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell assess the situation in the country. The Taliban recently announced that they would not allow girls above the 6th grade to attend school until further notice, thereby backtracking on earlier promises to grant women above a certain age access to education. Closing statement by Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships on behalf of Josep BORRELL FONTELLES Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Afghanistan (T)

Women's rights / Equal opportunities (T2)

BORRELL FONTELLES, Josep (PSE, ES, EC)

Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights: closing statement by Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships on behalf of Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

SOUNDBITE (English), Jutta URPILAINEN, European Commissioner for International Partnerships