Sanāksmes ar valstu parlamentiem
21-11-2017 15:00
Inter-parliamentary meeting - The Istanbul Convention
Following the tradition to celebrate the International Day for the elimination of Violence against Women, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality proposes this year to bring together European and National Parliamentarians around the theme: "The Istanbul Convention: combating violence against women at national and EU level".
- Draft Programme ICM 21.11.2017 (PDF - 397 KB)
- Thematic Digest Istanbul Convention
- The Istanbul Convention: A tool to tackle violence against women and girls (EPRS)
- Challenges to women’s human rights in the EU (FRA)
- Study on Violence against women and EU accession to the Istanbul convention (Policy department C)
- Power point presentation: Blandine Mollard, EIGE (PDF - 927 KB)
- Power point presentation: Eva Pastrana, Council of Europe (PDF - 2 MB)
- Power point presentation: Jacqui Hunt, Equality Now (PDF - 285 KB)
03-03-2016 00:00
Inter-parliamentary meeting - International Women's Day 2016
On the occasion of IWD, the FEMM Committee organised an inter-parliamentary meeting dealing with "Women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU". The meeting brought together MEPs, representatives of national parliaments of the member states, candidate countries and Norway, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the European Commission. President Martin Schulz, Ms Mary Robinson and Ms Nawal Soufi opened the event.
- Briefing from Policy Departments on women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU
- Relations with National Parliaments
- International Women's Day - 2016
- Extracts from the introductory statements from high level speakers on IWD
- Interview with rapporteur Mary Honeyball - Refugees: "There is a real need to protect women and children"