Women refugees
On Tuesday from 9.30 CET MEPs debate and vote on a report drafted by Mary Honeyball (S&D, UK), urging member states to adopt EU-wide measures to better meet the needs of women refugees.
Filippo Grand, UN High Commissioner for refugees addresses the plenary at 11.30 CET.
Promoting gender equality in the Parliament
On Monday 7 March, MEPs debate a report, drafted by Angelika Mlinar (ALDE, Austria) on how to promote gender equality in the Parliament. The vote takes place on Tuesday.
On International Women's Day on 8 March MEPs debate the socio-economic situation of women in Europe.
Events in the Parliament
Parlamentarium, Parliament's visitors centre in Brussels, is hosting a photo exhibition on women refugees throughout their journey across Europe. Parliament had asked award winning photojournalist Marie Dorigny, from France, to create a photo reportage on the matter. The Displaced exhibition can be visited for free until 1 June 2016.
Parliament's women's rights committee organised an interparliamentary committee meeting on 3 March where MEPs and their national counterparts discussed how to combat violence against women refugees, their situation in healthcare and measures to promote their integration.
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