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From 17 to 21 March, FEMM Committee Press MEPs led by Lina Gálvez Muñoz will participate in #CSW69 hosted by United Nations CSW in New York City & hold various meetings focused on women's rights. Read more: europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…


Greetings from #NYC & United Nations! Where I am proudly leading European Parliament for the United Nations CSW meeting on #womensrights. As FEMM Committee Press chair, I also led European Parliament position for #CSW69. Then and now, a constant commitment: protecting our rights from backlash 💜💪


‼️It’s starting! FEMM Committee Press & SANT Committee Press hearing on chemical submission is going LIVE 📺 Tune in now 👇multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🗣️FEMM Committee Press during the vote on Opinion on the MFF, the EU’s long-term budget. 🇪🇺 must invest in Social Europe and consider the impact on women. 📢 women are more than 50% of the population, and the budget must reflect that.

‼️REMINDER: FEMM Committee Press starting at 15:00 CET 📺Watch here 👇 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

🧪 Chemical submission (non-consensual drug administration) is a rising threat across 🇪🇺 FEMM Committee Press & SANT Committee Press MEPs talked to experts on how to combat this form of violence—often used to facilitate sexual assault. 📃Read more👇europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

🔜From 15.00 in FEMM Committee Press & EMPL Committee Press: discussion with Roxana Mînzatu on the gender care gap 📹Tune in here: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…


⏰The LIBE Committee Press / FEMM Committee Press meeting will start soon! 📺Tune in: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/libe-commit…

🗣️MEPs from FEMM Committee Press to travel to Nicosia 🇨🇾 (26–28 May) to hear how post-conflict trauma continues to affect women & girls. 🔴 Press conf. by delegation chair Eleonora Meleti on 28 May at 09:30 at EU House (Nicosia) More info👇 europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

Women and girl post-conflict trauma in Cyprus: MEPs wrap up delegation visit MEPs from the FEMM Committee Press Committee visited Cyprus to learn about the legacy of conflict and trauma for women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence Details⤵️europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

🗣️ Starting at 11:45 FEMM Committee Press & LIBE Committee Press hearing on ♀️ female genital mutilation #FGM in the 🇪🇺. Guest speakers : EU Justice EIGE & End FGM European Network ‼️ European Parliamentary Research Service study on #FGM 👇europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes… 📺Watch the debate live here : multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…