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    Plenary Flash 21 - 24 October 2024

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the debate on recent events concerning migration, the Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia, deforestation and many more.
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    Plenary Flash 22 - 25 April 2024

    On the agenda this week: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Gender Based Violence Directive, EU Forced Labour Regulation, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Right to Repair & Ecodesign, Economic governance reform, Hungary, ...
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    Abortion
    Press release |

    MEPs call for EU to recognise abortion as fundamental right

    Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for abortion to be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The report also denounces that some Member States still have highly restrictive laws prohibiting abortion except in strictly defined circumstances.
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    European Parliament building in Strasbourg / © European Union 2019 / Architecture-Studio
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    Debriefing of the January plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included Hungary, the Israel/Gaza conflict, fiscal rules and economic governance, restoration of marine ecosystems, plastic pellets on the Galician coast, the green transition, the fight against neo-fascism in Europe, F-Gases and more.
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    The way towards a European feminist foreign policy

    A foreign policy centred on fairness, inclusivity and empowerment, particularly for women and marginalized groups, can be a powerful catalyst for global change. Join us on 13-14 November to discuss how to achieve a European feminist foreign policy.
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    Diana Riba i Giner “Mr Borrell, it is not that we are learning to play like men. We are learning to break the silence.”

    EFA MEP Diana Riba i Giner intervened in plenary today during the “Violence and discrimination in the world of sports after the FIFA Women’s World Cup” debate.
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    Video |

    Feminist, free, equal: meet human rights advocates in the US

    Join us on the road with our MEPs Katrin Langensiepen and Monika Vana to hear from leading human rights advocates, who are building a world where everyone will be free and equal.
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    Press release |

    MEPs pushes for stronger measures to combat sexual harassment

    Members of the European Parliament adopted the fifth report on combating sexual harassment in the EU since the #MeToo movement swept through the globe. The report reiterates calls for the European Parliament to implement mandatory anti-harassment trainings for MEPs and staff.
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    Press release |

    MEPs vote for EU accession to the Istanbul Convention

    Members of the European Parliament voted to give consent for the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (IC). Following today’s vote, the Council is expected to ratify the convention on behalf of the EU as a whole in June.
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    Afghanistan, where the world failed humanity

    Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghan people are living through an absolute nightmare. Women and girls are facing particularly difficult conditions under Taliban rule. During this conference, policymakers, Afghans, and civil society actors will focus on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, in particular for women and girls.