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#All4Equality – S&Ds fight against backlash on Women’s Rights in Europe

Ahead of the International Women’s Day on 8 March the S&D Group promotes a step forward in women’s rights and gender equality to counter...

68 million girls are at risk of genital mutilation in the next 10 years

At least 200 million girls and women in the world have suffered some form of genital mutilation according to the UN, and 68 million...

Post: Some EU governments do not care about violence against women

This morning there was a debate in the European Parliament’s plenary session about the state play of the Istanbul Convention. One year ago, the...

MEPs call on all EU members to ratify Istanbul Convention

The European Parliament on March 13 called on the 11 member states that haven’t ratified the EU Council’s Convention on preventing and combating violence...

Forced sterilisation of women in Europe

Between 2010 and 2013, Spanish judges ordered some 400 women to undergo an irreversible sterilisation procedure, arguing it was in their best interests. As reported...

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European Commission greenlights Romanian aid for energy-intensive companies

The European Commission approved an aid scheme from Romania...

Focus on Chinese freighter as investigations into possible sabotage of Baltic undersea cables continue

As Baltic nations pursue their inquiries into whether the...

Latvia promotes UN Security Council candidacy in Dublin

On 19 November 2024, the Embassy of Latvia in...

Norwegian fund supports rule of law, democracy and human rights promotion in Europe

A new fund totalling over EUR 300 million will...

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