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Next FEMM and joint committee meetings - 10 and 11 May 2021
27-04-2021 - 13:09
In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.
The current precautionary measures adopted by the European Parliament to contain the spread of COVID-19 do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, budgetary, scrutiny functions are maintained.
The meetings will be with remote participation for Members (being able to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor and intervene in the meeting). Other participants are invited to follow the meeting through web-streaming.
Following these decisions, the next meetings will take place via multilingual remote participation on:
- 10 May 2021, 9.00 - 11.00, 13.45 - 15.45 and 16.45 - 17.30 (joint meeting)
- 11 May 2021, 11.30 - 12.30 (tbc)
Highlights
28-04-2021 - 11:14
On Monday, 10 May 2021, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) will hold an exchange of views on the draft opinion to the Report on the Proposal for a directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union.
28-04-2021 - 11:05
On 11 May 2021, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) will vote on the draft report on “The situation of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the EU, in the frame of women’s health”.
28-04-2021 - 10:53
On Monday, 10 May 2021, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) will organize the Workshop on “The role of education in preventing violence against women”.
27-04-2021 - 13:27
On 22 April 2021, FEMM Members voted on the draft report on “Promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers”.
27-04-2021 - 13:27
On 22 April 2021, the EMPL and FEMM Committees organized a joint hearing on the Commission proposal for a Pay Transparency Directive
27-04-2021 - 13:27
On 19 April 2021, FEMM Members considered the draft opinion in letter form to the report drafted by the Committee on Petitions (PETI) on “The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt”.
27-04-2021 - 13:27
The Gender Mainstreaming Network of the European Parliament met on Thursday, 22 April 2021, between 17.00 – 18.00.
27-04-2021 - 13:27
On Monday, 19 April 2021, FEMM Members held an exchange of views on the own-initative report on “Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020”.
27-04-2021 - 13:27
On Monday, 19 April 2021, FEMM Committee organized a Public Hearing on "Empowering EU supports for women entrepreneurs and investors, including through MFF 2021-2027".
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