Rape and sexual violence are being used as a ‘weapon of war’ by the Russian aggressor. Hundreds of Ukrainian women have been raped by Russian soldiers. Unfortunately, the...
Work is already underway in the European Parliament to follow-up on the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and make citizens recommendations a reality...
While the brutal Russian war against Ukraine continues, we are all heartened by the outpouring of solidarity shown towards refugees by citizens and civil society in...
The European Parliament today called for voters to be given a second ballot paper in European elections to give the electorate the opportunity to vote for an EU-wide list...
EU values are increasingly a priority for European citizens, as also shown recently in France and Slovenia where pro-European forces defeated nationalist movements. This...
Europe must not forget Afghanistan when the world’s attention is inevitably focused on the war against Ukraine. Today’s resolution on the situation of women’s rights in...
Yesterday, the S&D Group led the reform of the European Parliament’s future elections. The reforms would introduce an EU-wide constituency list where lead candidates...
Today the European Parliament’s employment and social affairs, and women’s rights and gender equality committees voted for the negotiating mandate and Parliament’s...
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...