Speaking ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February, on which the European Parliament has tabled an oral question to the...
Today the European Parliament approved a very strong progressive S&D report calling on the Commission and member states to strengthen the economic empowerment of women to...
Today the European Parliament endorsed the accession of the European Union to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic...
S&D Group vice-president Tanja Fajon and S&D member of the European Parliament’s women's rights committee Julie Ward took part in a cross-party delegation from the...
Reacting to the adoption yesterday of a contentious judiciary reform in the Polish Sejm, the Socialists and Democrats call on the Polish government to return to the rule...
Europe has taken a new step forward to combat and prevent all forms of violence against women. Yesterday evening, the civil liberties and women’s rights and gender...
Ahead of the two-day G20 summit starting tomorrow in Hamburg, the Socialists and Democrats call on the leaders to deliver on global challenges such as sustainable...
An S&D delegation* dealing with women’s rights and gender equality issues will be in Ragusa (Sicily) from 29 June to 1 July to evaluate the current working conditions of...
Today in Strasbourg, the Socialists and Democrats voted in favour of a report calling for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap, in spite of attempts...
S&D Euro MPs today welcomed the European Union’s decision to sign the Council of Europe convention on preventing and combating violence against women, confirming that...