FIGHTING FOR A

 Feminist, Free & Equal Europe

THE PERSONAL IS POLITICAL

We believe that the future of Europe is feminist, free and equal. Together, we are making that a reality.

FOR EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

We want to build a world, where we all have the right to live free from violence, and to decide for our bodies and lives.

Where women, non-binary, gender diverse people and all members of the LGBTIQ+ community truly have the freedom to be who they are.

Where access to abortion and sexual and reproductive health and rights is the same for all, no matter who you are, or where you live.

With local green, feminist and queer actors across Europe and the world, we are creating change. Join us!

 

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Katrin Langensiepen
Katrin Langensiepen
Member
Annika Ojala
Annika Ojala
Rights and Democracy Campaigner

Upcoming Campaign Events - Come and meet green feminists on tour!

Greens/EFA MEPs are hitting the road this summer to hear your ideas on how to build a Feminist, Free & Equal Europe! Whether you come from an NGO, a movement are simply want to join to be part of the change, check out below a list of of 10+ events across European Member States

WHAT WE STAND FOR

During this mandate, we have been relentlessly building a world free of gender-based violence (GBV) in all its forms, with a focus on inclusivity.

We have spearheaded reports about adding gender-based violence into the list of European crimes, led a cyberviolence report, defended resolutions on #MeToo, and fiercely campaigned for a European Commission proposal for a directive against GBV.

We continue our work on the GBV directive in the European Parliament, determined to make this an inclusive and impactful moment in feminist history.

Both in the European Parliament and with Green parties across the EU, we are strong advocates for LGBTIQ+ rights.

Through sustained legislative work and by engagement in LGBTIQ+ specific policy, actions and events, we are loud and proud in defending our rights in Brussels and across Europe.

In addition, our work on defending abortion and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is rooted in protecting bodily autonomy and fundamental rights within and beyond EU borders.

We are calling to add abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and to ensure that our rights are supported and defended by the EU - both internally and externally.

To make this a reality, we work side by side with NGOs, human rights defenders, social movements and green actors for our common objectives.

Our sustained collaboration with our sibling organizations, such as The European Greens, The Young European Greens, The Green European Foundation, and the LGBTI Intergroup of the European Parliament, help us to strengthen our rights.

 

OUR CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES

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Protest against gender based violence
Policy Paper |

Greens/EFA and Ministers welcome Historic EU Directive proposal to stop gender-based violence

We welcome the proposal as a unique opportunity to pave the way to a feminist Europe by committing the Member States to take ambitious and binding actions towards ending gender-based violence in Europe.
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Rainbow heart
Press release |

EU must use momentum of new Directive to combat all forms of gender based violence

The European Commission is expected to present its proposal for a Gender Based Violence Directive. This proposal will mark a huge step forward in the efforts to eradicate gender based violence. The Greens/EFA have long called for the Commission to put forward a directive that puts an end to all forms of gender based violence.
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Opinion |

Feminist, fierce and fossil-free: Meet 5 feminist game-changers to watch in 2022

This year wasn’t an easy one for any of us. But we’ve been inspired by some truly incredible people who have been fearlessly fighting for the rights of women, gender diverse people and our planet. During the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, we reached out to some of our favorite feminists to find out their hopes for a fe…
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Video |

Signal for help - We need a law against gender-based violence now!

This year the signal for help for victims of violence went viral on TikTok, saving at least one kidnapped girl’s life. It has become a universal signal as a call for help and to escape gender-based violence. But we cannot rely on hand signals to save young girls and women from violence against them.
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Press release |

Government’s attacks on women’s rights has deadly consequences

The European Parliament has voted in favour of standing in solidarity with the thousands and thousands of Polish citizens who, last week, took to the streets in protest against draconian Polish abortion laws. The restrictive law is just one year old but it has already cost at least two women's lives.
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Womens rights protest
Press release |

Europe must protect women and children from male violence

EFA MEP and member of the European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Diana Riba, has welcomed a vote in the Parliament backing calls for greater action to tackle intimate partner violence. The report was adopted today with 510 votes in favour, 31 against and 141 abste...
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Opinion |

Show us the money! Here’s how pay transparency can close the gender pay gap

Kira Peter-Hansen
Opinion by Kira Peter-Hansen
Equal pay for equal work has been a feminist goal for decades, but how can we know what we’re achieving if companies can keep pay packets a secret? Right now, the European Parliament is taking great strides towards gender equality by demanding full pay transparency – and the Greens/EFA are leading the way.
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Video |

No More Empty Words: Greens/EFA roundtable on ending gender-based violence in Europe

Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations in the world, claiming thousands of lives every year even before the pandemic. It’s time the EU moves from empty words to concrete actions.
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Girl Power
Event |

Greens/EFA roundtable on ending gender-based violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations in the world, claiming thousands of lives every year even before the pandemic. It’s time the EU moves from empty words to concrete actions.
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Video |

Feminist History

The European Parliament just made feminist history! In a plenary vote it adopted a report by Greens/EFA MEP Diana Riba i Giner to call for #GenderBasedViolence to be included as a new area of crime under EU law ➜ https://greens.eu/3kfzS4H The work continues.