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    Study |

    Gender Impact Evaluation of the Recovery, Resilience and Transformation Plan for Spain

    This study quantifies the impact of the Spanish Recovery and Resilience Facilities (RRF) funds on gender equality. This assessment indicates that the impact of the funds on gender equality will be rather moderate. The study also indicates that the “new economy”, after COVID-19, will be more skilled, digital and green.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament to give final green light to regulation of digital giants

    The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Digital Markets Act, which will regulate digital platforms acting as gatekeepers, enable more market fairness for businesses, and end-users, and improve data protection.
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    Women working in textile factory
    Women working in textile factory
    Event |

    What’s next? Solid EU rules to prevent any products made with forced labour ending up on our shelves - Webinar

    Worldwide around 25 million people are estimated to be in forced labour, being made to work against their will under threat of punishment. The products they make can end up in the European market, making European citizens unwillingly consumers of and contributors to this exploitation. This has to stop!
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    Solidarity rainbows during corona in leeds_Uk @dan burton
    Solidarity rainbows during corona in leeds_Uk @dan burton
    Study |

    Gender Impact Evaluation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Italy

    This report aims to evaluate the gender impact of the Italian Resilience and Recovery Plan (IT RRP) in view of three possible scenarios: the possibility that this facility may worsen the current gender gap in Italy; that it may restore the gender gap that existed before the pandemic; or rather that it may significantly reduce it with rea…
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    Crowd of people Europe flag / CC0 Nico Roicke
    Event |

    Speak up! Civil society meets Greens/EFA

    Got an idea about how to move the EU in a more green, just and social direction? We want to hear from you! Register for our Civil Society Day to share your key priorities, strategic initiatives and policy proposals.
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    Press release |

    EU deal on minimum wage big step forward for workers’ rights

    Negotiators from the European Parliament, Commission and Council reached an agreement on rules for minimum wages in the EU. The result of the trilogue negotiations is a big step forward to combat in-work poverty, the gender pay gap and wage inequality for workers all across the EU and the Greens/EFA Group welcome the results. Minimum wag…
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    Press release |

    Agreement on a common charger reached

    This agreement seals the deal: In two years consumers in the EU will finally be able to charge all their mobile phones, tablets and digital cameras with the same USB-C charging cable. This will save resources, protect the environment and support consumers.
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    Young people on a balcony / CC0 devin-avery
    Opinion |

    Mental health is wealth - so why do Europe’s youth have neither?

    Youth mental health has rapidly decreased in recent years. Our three green interns explain why and what we can do about it. Read here.
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    News |

    "We are not only losing lives, but also futures" - MEP Diana Riba i Giner

    EFA MEP Diana Riba intervened in plenary session to raise the issues children and young people fleeing Ukraine are facing as more than four million people have fled Ukraine at the moment, and 90% of those refugees are women and children.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament votes in favour of closing the gender pay gap

    Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of the mandate for the Pay Transparency Directive. This directive is a crucial tool in the fight against the gender pay gap, currently at 13% EU-wide. The Greens/EFA Group applaud the progress for women's rights taken today, and have long pushed for action to be taken to close the gender pay …