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MEPs and national parliamentarians will discuss womenâs key role in fighting the pandemic during an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on Thursday morning.
The annual inter-parliamentary meeting marking International Womenâs Day gathers MEPs and national MPs to discuss gender equality and womenâs rights issues. This yearâs theme is ââWe are strong: Women leading the fight against COVID-19ââ.
After an introductory word by the Chair of the EP Womenâs Rights Committee, Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT), opening speeches will be delivered by EP President David Sassoli, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, followed by a keynote speech by the President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
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‘We are winning the fight’ – EIGE
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The number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) within the EU appears to be on the increase due to immigration from areas where it is practiced – but opposition to the practice in the migrant communities concerned is growing, according to the European Institute for Gender Equality.
To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – which is observed on 6 February, the EIGE published estimations of the number of girls at risk in a number of EU countries, namely Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria.
FGM is practiced by various communities in parts of Africa and Asia, and involves the medically-unjustifiable removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. It is increasingly becoming illegal – Malta officially banned the practice in 2014.
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