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    The EWL welcomes the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s resolution on prostitution, trafficking and modern slavery in Europe

    Posted on 18 April 2014 |

    The EWL welcomes the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's resolution on prostitution, trafficking and modern slavery in Europe

    [Brussels, 17 April 2014] Last week, on 8 April, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted a resolution entitled "Prostitution, trafficking and modern slavery in Europe", which supports the Swedish model to address the system of prostitution.
    Drafted by the EPP/CD Portuguese rapporteur Mr Mendes Bota, the resolution has been adopted by a great majority by parliamentarians from the 47 countries represented in the PACE. The resolution states that “legislation and (...) Read more

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    The EU Alliance for a democratic, social and sustainable European Semester

    The European Women´s Lobby is part of the EU Semester Alliance working for a smart, sustainable and inclusive EU, launched on 7 April 2014 in Brussels

    Posted on 18 April 2014 |

    The EU Alliance for a democratic, social and sustainable European Semester

    [Brussels, 7 April 2014] On Monday 7 April 2014, the European Women`s Lobby (EWL) took part in the launch of the new EU Alliance for a democratic, social and sustainable European Semester, also called the Semester Alliance. The EWL is working with 16 other major environmental, social and equality NGOs and trade unions to see more progress on the Europe 2020 Strategy’s commitments.
    At its first conference, the EU Semester Alliance presented its initial assessment of the European Semester for (...) Read more

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    The Social Platform publishes position paper on employment: “How to make labour markets inclusive”

    European Women’s Lobby calls for equal employment

    Posted on 18 April 2014 |

    The Social Platform publishes position paper on employment: “How to make labour markets inclusive”

    [Brussels, 18 April 2014] Last week the Social Platform, which is the largest civil society alliance fighting for social justice and participatory democracy in Europe, published its position paper on employment: “How to make labour markets inclusive”. The European Women´s Lobby (EWL) is one of the Social Platform´s 47 pan-European networks working to promote social justice, equality and participatory democracy within Europe and in particular the European Union (EU).
    The Social Platform’s paper (...) Read more

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    UK - Young Women Speak Out: A Manifesto for European Parliament

    Posted on 17 April 2014 |

    UK - Young Women Speak Out: A Manifesto for European Parliament

    [London, April 17 2014] The Young Women’s Manifesto is a result of a project that the National Alliance of Women’s Organisations (NAWO) is currently running. The project is funded by the Directorate General for Communications of the European Commission and spans January – June 2014.
    The National Alliance of Women’s Organisations (NAWO) works as an umbrella organisation, bringing together women’s sector NGOs, charities and individuals who work to achieve gender equality by challenging the (...) Read more

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    France - Protest against presence of French Prime Minister at canonisation ceremony of the anti-abortion Pope

    Posted on 17 April 2014 |

    France - Protest against presence of French Prime Minister at canonisation ceremony of the anti-abortion Pope

    [Paris, 17 April 2014] This announcement alone is shocking enough in a secular republican country.
    It is all the more so since one of the two canonised popes will be John Paul II, the same who bears the heavy responsibility of the failure of the United Nations’ Conference on “Population and Development” held in Cairo in 1994, on a fundamental point: recognising the right of women to accede to safe abortion services.
    Using his international reputation, mobilising his diplomatic networks (...) Read more

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    Are you ready to commit to gender equality? The EWL Manifesto explained #EP2014

    Week -6: A Europe free from violence against women

    Posted on 11 April 2014 |

    Are you ready to commit to gender equality? The EWL Manifesto explained #EP2014

    [Brussels, 11 April 2014] 6 weeks before the European elections, the European Women’s Lobby explains, week after week, the demands of its Manifesto "Act now for her future, commit to gender equality!". The third demand of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union, is a Europe free from violence against women.
    The results of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) European wide survey on violence against women published in (...) Read more

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    European Women’s Lobby stands up for the right of women to decide over their lives

    Posted on 11 April 2014 |

    European Women's Lobby stands up for the right of women to decide over their lives

    [Brussels, 8 April 2014] On the afternoon of Friday 4 April 2014, more than 50 national women’s rights organisations, members of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) representing a total of more than 2000 organisations from all over Europe, were in Brussels to stand up together for the right of women to decide over their lives.
    The fundamental right of women to abort is under threat in Europe. In Spain, the Council of Ministers has approved a bill that would result in dramatically restrict the (...) Read more

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    Alert on backlash against women’s rights: EWL delegation meets Commissioner Reding and cabinet member of EU President Van Rompuy

    Posted on 11 April 2014 |

    Alert on backlash against women's rights: EWL delegation meets Commissioner Reding and cabinet member of EU President Van Rompuy

    [Brussels, 9 April 2014] A delegation of members of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) met with two key representatives of the European Union to discuss gender equality. On Friday 4 April, they met with Ms Sarah Nelen from the cabinet of the President of the European Union, Mr Herman Van Rompuy. On Wednesday 9 April, they met with EU Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Viviane Reding. On both occasions, the EWL delegation, headed by EWL President Viviane Teitelbaum, delivered a strong message (...) Read more

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    EWL members meet in Brussels, discuss Beijing+20 and share successful actions

    Posted on 11 April 2014 |

    EWL members meet in Brussels, discuss Beijing+20 and share successful actions

    [Brussels, 8 April 2014] Last weekend, the members of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) met in Brussels to discuss EWL’s strategic objectives and actions. A fruitful meeting, with many ideas, exchange of good practices and information, and strengthening of EWL solidarity for women’s rights and gender equality in Europe.
    On Friday afternoon, EWL members called for the respect of abortion right for all women in Europe, through a public action in front of the European Parliament. "My body, my (...) Read more

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    European Women’s Lobby is deeply concerned about a new attempt to undermine women’s rights

    The anti-choice European Citizen’s Initiative "One of Us" was presented in a public hearing to the European Parliament and the European Commission this week

    Posted on 11 April 2014 |

    European Women's Lobby is deeply concerned about a new attempt to undermine women's rights

    [Brussels, 10 April 2014] The European citizen’s initiative "One of us", calling to protect the "dignity" of the embryo, was presented today in a Public Hearing in the European Parliament. This initiative, which has collected more than 1.700 thousand signatures, requests “the prohibition of EU financing of activities which involve the destruction of human embryos, especially in the areas of research, development cooperation and public health.” It calls on the European Union to prohibit EU from (...) Read more

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