Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli-gebouw (ASP) in Brussel
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The workshop, organised jointly by Policy Department C and the Policy Department of DG EXPO for FEMM and DEVE Committees, will bring opinions of experts on the implementation of the Joint Staff Working Document on "Transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations”, which was published by the European Commission and the European External Action Service on 21 September 2015.

It will be a preparation for an implementation report on the same topic, on which both Committees are working. Co-rapporteurs are Ms Dubravka Suica (EPP, Croatia) on behalf of FEMM and Ms Linda McAvan (S&D, UK) on behalf of DEVE. The Joint Staff Working Document includes the gender action plan for development 2016-2020 and is a new framework for the EU's activities on gender equality and women's empowerment in the EU's external relations, proposing a refreshed approach for the EU's policy and political commitments on gender equality to transform into more effective delivery of concrete results for girls and women.

Location: Brussels

Last updated: 22-09-2017


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Committee on Development (DEVE)

The Parliamentary Committee on Development is responsible for:

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Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

The committee of Women's Rights and Gender Equality is responsible for:

  • The definition, promotion and protection of women's rights in the Union and related Community measures;
  • The promotion of women's rights in third countries;
  • Equal opportunities policy, including equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work;
  • The removal of all forms of discrimination based on sex;
  • The implementation and further development of gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors;
  • The follow-up and implementation of international agreements and conventions involving the rights of women;
  • Information policy on women.

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