EP Plenary session - Eliminating violence against Women

EP Plenary session - Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges

FEMM Committee - Presentation of the EU Care Strategy

EP Plenary session - The impact of the war against Ukraine on women

EP Plenary session - Need for an urgent EU Action Plan to ensure Food Security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

FEMM Committee - EP side-event in the 66th session of the UN CSW - Draft programme ' Fighting climate change: gender perspective and feminist.solutions '

EP Plenary session-Topical debate: Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights in the European Union

FEMM Committee - Gender based cyber violence

EP Plenary Session - Women in politics - combating online abuse

Hearing of Helena DALLI, Commissioner-designate, Equality- Opening statement

FEMM Constitutive meeting - Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs

The so-called “Women on Boards” Directive, which MEPs will debate on Tuesday morning, will introduce transparent recruitment procedures in companies, to ensure that at least 40% of non-executive director posts or 33% of all director posts are occupied by the under-represented sex by July 2026. second part of MEPs debate.

Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges: MEPs debate (part 2/2)

Transport infrastructure in Ukraine is being destroyed and its Black Sea ports blocked by Russia. In light of this, MEPs are expected to call for new EU initiatives to address transport and logistics costs preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, especially of wheat, to the global market.

Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products - key for Ukrainian economy and global food security: MEPs debate

Parliament debate and vote on how to protect women fleeing Ukraine from violence and trafficking, and on granting them access to essential health services. MEPs strongly condemn the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war and to express their deep concern about the growing number of reports of human trafficking, sexual violence, exploitation, rape and abuse faced by women and children fleeing Ukraine. First part of the debate.

The impact of the war against Ukraine on women: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs debate on the outcomes of the Conference on the Future of Europe and on a possible resolution calling for the process to change the EU’s founding documents to begin. MEPs are expected to request that the procedure to revise the treaties, provided for in article 48 of the Treaty on the European Union, is activated.

The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

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.

Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights: MEPs debate (Part 1/2)

The Commission presents its long-term measures to ensure food security in Europe and resilience in supply chains. MEPs are expected to request immediate measures to stabilise the EU market that has been affected by the lack of agricultural imports from Ukraine. A resolution will be put to the vote on Thursday. A resolution will be put to the vote on Thursday.

Need for an urgent EU Action Plan to ensure Food Security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

The deal with the Council, reached in December 2021, aims to strengthen the rules to protect workers more robustly against carcinogenic and other hazardous substances by setting EU-wide exposure limits. Parliament succeeded in including reprotoxic substances in the scope of the Directive. Reprotoxic substances are harmful to reproduction and can cause impaired fertility or infertility.

Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work: MEPs debate (continuation)

The debate focuses on the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of food-producing animals. The legislation needs to have clearer wording of the goals, and indicators allowing a more uniform transposition across Member States and providing for a more consistent monitoring and sanctioning.

Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare: MEPs debate

MEPs comment on the 24 November ruling by the Polish constitutional tribunal that declared parts of the European Convention on Human Rights incompatible with the Polish constitution. MEPs debate also about the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the country.

Plans to undermine further fundamental rights in Poland: MEPs debate

In a draft report to be debated on Monday and put to a vote on Wednesday, MEPs call on member states to take practical measures to ensure that women have equal access to the labour market, with equal pay and equal labour rights.

Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020: MEPs debate

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), MEPs hold a debate on the lack of progress regarding the ratification of the Istanbul Convention. Continuation of the first part of the debate.

The International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and the State of play on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention: MEPs debate (continuation of part 1/2)

MEPs debate and vote on a resolution that marks the one-year anniversary of the near-total abortion ban in Poland. The controversial ruling of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which came into force in January 2021 and restricts legal abortion to cases of rape or incest, or when the pregnancy endangers the mother’s life, has prompted months of protests.

The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland: MEPs debate

Parliament debates the recent ruling of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal during the plenary session in Strasbourg. MEPs discuss the contentious verdict of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which states that cornerstone provisions of the Treaty on the EU (Art. 1 and 19) are unconstitutional under Polish law. Second part of the debate.

The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

Parliament present plans on how Europe can produce healthier food while ensuring food security, a fair income for farmers and reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint: MEPs debate. MEPs are expected to welcome the Farm to Fork strategy, presented by the Commission in May 2020, while underlining the importance of producing healthy, animal friendly, high quality and affordable diets to European consumers. They are expected to demand that farmers must earn a fair share of the profit from sustainably produced food. First part of the debate.

A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (4-7 October 2021), MEPs debate the impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children.

The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (13-16 September 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on how to identify gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU. MEPs to call for gender-based violence to be classified as a crime under EU law to better protect victims, Parliament is set to call for online and offline gender-based violence to be included as a new area of crime in the EU treaties.

Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (17-20 May 2021), MEPs debate on the Roma equality, inclusion and participation.

Roma equality, inclusion and participation: MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 March 2021), MEPs debate on the action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in preparation of the Social Summit in Porto in May: MEPs debate part 1/2

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EP Plenary session - Eliminating violence against Women

EP Plenary session - Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges

FEMM Committee - Presentation of the EU Care Strategy

FEMM Committee - Presentation of the EU Care Strategy

FEMM Committee - Presentation of the EU Care Strategy

FEMM Committee - Presentation of the EU Care Strategy

EP Plenary session - The impact of the war against Ukraine on women

EP Plenary session - Need for an urgent EU Action Plan to ensure Food Security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

FEMM Committee - EP side-event in the 66th session of the UN CSW - Draft programme ' Fighting climate change: gender perspective and feminist.solutions '

EP Plenary session-Topical debate: Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights in the European Union

FEMM Committee - Gender based cyber violence

EP Plenary Session - Women in politics - combating online abuse

Hearing of Helena DALLI, Commissioner-designate, Equality- Opening statement

FEMM Constitutive meeting - Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs

FEMM Constitutive meeting - Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs

FEMM Constitutive meeting - Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs

FEMM Constitutive meeting - Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs

FEMM Constitutive meeting - Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs