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MEPs and NGOs sound the alarm on anti-choice threat to maternal health

Posted on 11 April 2014 |

[Brussels, 09 April 2014, Joint Press Release] European politicians and the undersigned civil society organisations called today for the European Commission to stand firm in the face of a European Citizen’s Initiative campaign that could have catastrophic consequences for maternal health in the developing world. The “One of Us” campaign, spearheaded by ultra-conservative, anti-choice movements, is the subject of a hearing at the European Parliament on Thursday, April 10th. The Commission must (...) Read more
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European Women’s Lobby and other NGOs meet with Candidate for the European Commission, Martin Schulz

Posted on 10 April 2014 |

[Brussels, 7 April 2014] On 3 April 2014, several civil society organisations were invited to meet with Martin Schulz, Candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission, to discuss the Manifesto of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and present their own demands. Pierrette Pape, Acting Coordinator of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), represented the EWL and expressed the main demands of women’s organisations in Europe by presenting the EWL Manifesto "Act now for her future, commit (...) Read more
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Together, on our way into the European Parliament

Posted on 9 April 2014 |

[Brussels, 10 April 2014] The German member organisation of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the Deutscher Frauenrat, published this week an article on its website and in its magazine about the EWL’s European Political Mentoring Network.
The article describes the political mentoring programme and provides some personal impressions of two of the Mentee/Mentor pairs. The article includes interviews with the German MEP and leading Green candidate for the European elections, Ska Keller, and her (...) Read more
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Sex buyers are the last link in chain of trafficking, abuse and rape

The result of 18 months of academic work shows the fear of being named and shamed in a local newspaper would be the greatest deterrent to buyers of sex, writes Nusha Yonkova.

Posted on 8 April 2014 |

[Published in thejournal.ie, on 27 MArch 2014] Today the myth that buyers of sex are isolated, disadvantaged and lonely men will be dispelled with the publication of European Commission supported research at the ‘Stop Traffick!’ Conference in Dublin.
The conference is the result of 18 months of academic work with researchers in Ireland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland and Lithuania going online into chat rooms, posting on message boards and entering the murky world of prostitution to examine the (...) Read more
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Are you ready to commit to gender equality? The EWL Manifesto explained #EP2014

Week -7: Sustainable funding for gender equality

Posted on 3 April 2014 |

[Brussels, 4 April 2014] 7 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 second demand of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union, is sustainable funding for gender equality.
Budgets mirror political priorities. Therefore, sustainable funding mechanisms and resources to strengthen women’s (...) Read more
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What do parties promise to women? A critical evaluation ahead of the elections made by the Hungarian Women’s Lobby

Posted on 2 April 2014 |

[Brussels, 2 April 2014] In order to find out who promotes women’s rights and to what extend European core values like gender equality are really respected, the Hungarian Women’s Lobby decided to approach the political parties of their country.
They sent a questionnaire to all the parties, including questions like if quotas for women in political parties and the economy should be established or how to promote father’s care work in the household and what they think about abortion.
To read the (...) Read more
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Are you ready to commit to gender equality? The EWL Manifesto explained #EP2014

Week -8: A comprehensive framework to achieve gender equality

Posted on 28 March 2014 |

[Brussels, 28 March 2014] 8 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 first demand of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the European Union, is a comprehensive framework to achieve gender equality.
The European Union (EU) has led the way on gender equality on a series of issues, through legislative (...) Read more
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Gloria Steinem supports 50/50 campaign

Posted on 28 March 2014 |

[Brussels, 28 March 2014] Feminst icon Gloria Steinem turned 80 this week and the European Women’s Lobby is very proud to announce Ms Steinem’s support for the 50/50 campaign.
The 50/50 Campaign “No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality”, is supported by a cross-party Alliance of a Core Group of MEP’s and aims to raise awareness for the lack of equal representation of women in decision-making positions and demands all relevant stakeholders to take concrete steps in order to increase (...) Read more
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European Women’s Lobby supports women’s NGOs in Ukraine

Posted on 28 March 2014 |

[Brussels, 25 March 2014]The situation in Ukraine has become particularly complicated in the past few months. Acknowledging this situation, the European Women’s Lobby addresses in an open letter women’s NGOs in Ukraine.
Re.: Support to women’s NGOs in Ukraine
Dear Friends,
I am writing you on behalf of the European Women’s Lobby, the largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in Europe, gathering member organisations in 31 countries and 21 European-wide women’s organisations, to (...) Read more
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LEF Italia launches debate on prostitution and human rights in Milan EP office

Posted on 22 March 2014 |

[Milan, 23 March 2014] Last Friday, the European Parliament (EP) Office of Milan hosted the event “Prostitution and human rights: ending violence against women in Europe”, the last of a series of conferences dedicated to its annual action ‘Women is for Europe’. As the 2014 edition was dedicated to the EP new campaign to prevent violence against women (with a video clip unveiled for International Women’s Day), the European Women’s Lobby and its Italian coordination LEF Italia proposed to address (...) Read more