Following the Council’s agreement, the European Parliament’s women’s rights and gender equality (FEMM) and legal affairs (JURI) committees will now vote on Wednesday on...
The Socialists and Democrats welcome the European Commission’s proposed Directive to combat violence against women and domestic violence, presented today on International...
On this International Women's Day, we focus on the question of unpaid care work. Women perform more than 4 hours of unpaid care work every day. It's time for care work to...
The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan put the lives of many women in danger. For two days, the S&D Group met with Afghan women who fled their country to hear about...
On the initiative of the Socialists and Democrats’ leader Iratxe García , the European Parliament held today a debate on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the...
EU institutions must lead by example in fighting sexual harassment in the workplace. That is why the Socialists and Democrats push for stronger measures of prevention of...
With the strong support of the Socialists and Democrats, today the European Parliament demanded legislation at an EU level to fight gender-based cyber violence in the...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean is kicking off on Friday, the 3rd December in Brussels, bringing together MEPs and parliamentary speakers...
With the rise of new technology and social media, more and more women and girls are experiencing harassment, stalking and other kinds of threats whilst online. It is...
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Socialists and Democrats call on the European Commission to keep its word and...