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First ever Citizen’s Summit, Brussels 24-25 June

Posted on 14 June 2013 |

[Brussels 14 June] The European Women’s Lobby is delighted to take part in the organisation of the first ever Citizen’s Summit to be held in Brussels in the BOZAR centre, on the 24th and 25th of June. The event, which aims to bring together actors from all across the realms of civil society activism, to create an alternate space where four hundred active citizens from across Europe will be brought together to discuss the future of the EU in a counter summit to the one that will gather (...) Read more
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Prostitution and trafficking in women: what has Poland got to do with it?, 25 June 2013, Warsaw

Posted on 12 June 2013 |

[Warsaw, 6 June 2013] The Polish Women’s Lobby is organising a European conference aiming at raising awareness and discussing the issue of trafficking in women and prostitution. The goal of the event is to bring the issues on the political agenda of Poland, and involve decision-makers in reflecting on possible ways forward to address the growing sex industry and exploitation of women and girls in Poland.
The conference will be organised around two panels. Academics and activists will first (...) Read more
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EWL General Assembly comes to a successful conclusion

Posted on 7 June 2013 |

(Brussels 07 June) The EWLs annual general assembly came to a successful conclusion on Sunday last, following three very intense days of work.
The delegates and observers and various board members spent three days working on adopting our new statutes, working through our work plan for the coming year, adopting our budget, passing emergency motions, taking part in an EWL cafe, working on several issue groups, and participating in a very fond farewell to a stalwart of the organisation who is (...) Read more
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European Women’s Lobby awarded European Citizen’s Prize

CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM

Posted on 7 June 2013 |

(Brussels 07 June) We are delighted to announce that the European Women’s Lobby has been awarded the European Citizen’s Prize. Launched by the Parliament in 2008 to recognise exceptional achievements by Europeans, this year the EWL is one of year 43 organisations selected for the prize in honour of their good work contributing to and promoting better mutual understanding and closer integration between citizens or facilitating cross-border or transnational cooperation within the EU.
MEP (...) Read more
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The newest member of the EWL: Serbian Network for the European Women’s Lobby

Posted on 7 June 2013 |

(01 June 2013) At the EWL’s general assembly in Zagreb last week, the newest member of the EWL lobby group was welcomed with a unanimous vote from the delegates. This photo captures the precise moment when the members voted to bring our membership to 31 countries.
About Mzreza za Evropski Zenski Lobi, Serbia:
Founded in 2009 the Network for the European Women’s Lobby Serbia is a network of women’s organizations that brings 19 different organisations together, who represent the diversity of (...) Read more
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Prostitution and trafficking in women: what has Poland got to do with it?, 25 June 2013, Warsaw

Posted on 6 June 2013 |

[Warsaw, 6 June 2013] The Polish Women’s Lobby is organising a European conference aiming at raising awareness and discussing the issue of trafficking in women and prostitution. The goal of the event is to bring the issues on the political agenda of Poland, and involve decision-makers in reflecting on possible ways forward to address the growing sex industry and exploitation of women and girls in Poland.
The conference will be organised around two panels. Academics and activists will first (...) Read more
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’Nothing for us without us’ – EWL Board Member addressses EP Public hearing on Women with disabilities

Posted on 6 June 2013 |

(Brussels, 29 May 2013) On Thursday 29 May 2013, the European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) held a public hearing on difficulties faced by women with disabilities. High-level experts were invited to present the reality of women with disabilities and future possibilities for enhanced integration. A member of the EWL Board representing the European Disability Forum, Ana Peláez Narváez, director of International Relations at the Spanish National Organisation of (...) Read more
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Citizens summit to be held in Brussels

Posted on 6 June 2013 |

(Brussels 06 June) The Civil Society Contact Group, of which the European Women’s Lobby is a member, will host a Citizens’ Summit taking place in Brussels, at BOZAR, on June 24 and 25, 2013.
Organised by a cross-sectoral coalition of NGO actors, the Summit aims to bring together for the first time professionals, practitioners and activists from across the different sectors – culture, development, education, environment, health, human rights, social affairs and women’s rights to discuss the (...) Read more
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The demand side for sexual exploitation is on the political agenda of the EU civil society Platform on trafficking

Posted on 6 June 2013 |

[Brussels, 4 June 2013] More than 100 civil society organisations attended the first meeting of the EU civil society Platform on trafficking in human beings, an initiative from EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Myria Vassiliadou. Several members and partners of the European Women’s Lobby were in Brussels for this event and engaged in a constructive dialogue with the European Commission. They were particularly vocal about the gendered dimension of (...) Read more
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The EWL attended the impressive London concert #ChimeForChange for women’s and girls’ rights!

Posted on 5 June 2013 |

[London, 4 June 2013] The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) was invited by the Kering Foundation to attend the #ChimeForChange concert organized by Gucci on Saturday 1st June in London. The goal of the concert was to put women’s and girls’ issues on the world stage. Proposed by Salma Hayek Pinault, Frida Giannini and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, the #ChimeForChange project aims at raising awareness on the pervasive violations of women’s and girls’ rights and to increase support for projects on the ground (...) Read more