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EU WOMEN'S CHARTER

Monday, March 08, 2010 José Manuel Barroso and Viviane Reding © EU 
A strong day for gender equality in the European Union: Presentation of a Women's Charter

05/03/2010

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Vice-President Reding presen...

NEW REPORT ON WOMEN AND LABOUR MARKET

Monday, March 08, 2010 More women choosing to work, but gender equality remains a long way off  GENEVA (ILO News) – Despite signs of progress in gender equality over the past 15 years, there is still a significant gap between women and men in terms of job opportunitie...

RUSSIA RATIFIES PROTOCOL 14 C of ECHR

Friday, February 26, 2010


Russia ratifies Protocol n° 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights Statement by Micheline Calmy-Rey, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Chairperso...

TOWARDS A EUROPEAN AREA OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

Thursday, February 25, 2010                              Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Towards a European A...

Greece criticises EU partners

Monday, February 15, 2010 EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou went on the defensive on Monday (15 February), seeking to quell controversies surrounding recent comments made by the country's prime minister, George Papandreou, and reports of...

GREECE and 2020 strategy set to dominate EU Summit

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

(EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS -  by Andrew Willis) EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels for an informal summit on Thursday (11 February) with a number of weighty topics adorning the agenda.
The morning's work session is set to centre round the bloc's...

EWLA: On the Future EU 2020 Strategy

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is grateful for the opportunity of contributing to the Consultation of the European Commission on the future “EU 2020” Strategy:


1. EWLA welcomes the publication of Commission Working Document – Consu...

Costa Rica elects first woman president

Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Esteban Felix/Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Costa Ricans elected a former vice president, Laura Chinchilla, as the country’s first female president, giving the ruling party a resounding victory.
Laura Chinchilla, who won 47 percent of the vote, w...

Women journalists underreprsented

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 The Association of Women within the Media  In Iceland adopted a resolution on 3 February condemning the recent dismissals of experienced women reporters and journalists in light of the slight share of women within the media and further emphasizin...

EWLA quoted in Malta

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 (From Dr. Roselyn Knight, member of board of EWLA)  The Malta Independent, one of the main local newspapers in Malta, mentioned our position on “The Obligation to Name Women for Top Positions in the European Union”.

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