After a decade of calls and insistent pressure and campaigning done by the S&D Group, the EU will finally have the first-ever law to combat violence against women – a...
Despite opposition from the right and the far-right, the European Parliament called today for the right to legal and safe abortion to be included in the EU Charter of...
Ahead of the International Women’s Day, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament call for the adoption of the EU Charter of Women’s Rights – their flagship...
Tonight, the negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the first ever EU law to combat violence against women. Although the...
Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, the Socialists and Democrats urged today in the plenary debate for more...
Today, the European Parliament will vote on a report calling for a Europe-wide approach to prostitution, putting women’s rights, protection against violence, and gender...
One in three women in the EU has experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15. One in two women has experienced sexual harassment. Gender-based violence...
Today, the European Parliament’s committee on women’s rights and gender equality (FEMM) adopted a report drafted by S&D MEP Maria Noichl on the regulation of prostitution...
Six years after the EU signed the Istanbul Convention; the European Union is set to finally ratify this key international legal instrument that aims to eradicate violence...
During the special external Group meeting in Krakow today, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament adopted a proposal for an EU Charter of Women’s Rights...