Press Release: Women’s rights: MEPs urge Commission to table a new gender equality strategy

The European Parliament's plenary session backed on 3 February 2016 a resolution urging the European Commission to table a communication on a new strategy for gender equality and women's rights for the period 2016-2020.

MEPs added that this communication should address gender equality issues which was in line with the international agenda.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Advancing gender equality in the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/advancing-gender-equality-in-the-eu/

ESO: Background information: Gender equality strategy: MEPs call for clearer targets and better monitoring http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-gender-equality-strategy-meps-call-for-clearer-targets-and-better-monitoring/

EP: EPRS: At a Glance, June 2015: Towards a new EU gender equality strategy http://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/EPRS-AaG-559480-Towards-new-EU-gender-equality-strategy-FINAL.pdf

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