Looking forward to PACE_Equality meetings this week in Strasbourg #PACESpring2024 ! Application by Kosovo for membership of Council of Europe, women human rights defenders in Europe,exchanges with Ralph Kass, Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty & Robert Biedroń and women in the economy on the agenda

The #EuropeWeWant is a #FeministEurope .

That is why PES Women have created a 'Feminist Toolkit' for our member organisations and parties to use in the run up to the 2024 EU Elections.

Find it here👇
women.pes.eu/library/

#EqualRights #EqualRepresentation   #EUElections

Our European elections campaign conference “We stand together – for our Europe” in Bucharest 🇷🇴 is about to start!

Follow the livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=iG8_Tl…

We are excited to share our “Progressive 2024 #EUELECTIONS Mood” Spotify list! 🌹🎼

We asked for your help to create this list, that is now composed of 35 songs from European singers and bands.

We hope it gives you good political engagement vibes for this crucial moment for us…

Today, prosecutors interrogated me, claiming I „violently” obstructed the authorities two years ago. Out of the many protesters, two of us were charged after becoming candidates for the European Parliament. This is a Stalinist show trial, and I will not bow to the Orban regime.

The Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the CoE , Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis, shares her pride in having contributed to empowering women in PACE and her best memory. Thank you @Despina Chatzivassiliou
Project #Coe75Women in cooperation with UK at the Council of Europe Netherlands at the Council of Europe Council of Europe

‼️PACE_Equality side event in United Nations #CSW68 on Parliamentarians as drivers for women’s empowerment.

With Theodoros Rousopoulos Mariia Mezentseva MP @Despina Chatzivassiliou ZitaGurmai and other PACE colleagues ✊💪

Great start to the PACE_Equality delegation to #CSW68 : briefing meeting hosted by @GRUN_UN for our 19 MPs before the side event Parliamentarians as drivers for women's empowerment w/ Theodoros Rousopoulos, Μαρία Κεφάλα.

Great to welcome our sisters from PES Women to The Labour Party today. We covered reducing male violence, designing safer cities, tackling new wave misogyny, mobilising women voters & the imperative of international sisterhood! Claire Reynolds ZitaGurmai stellacreasy Jackie Jones

🇫🇮 Jutta Urpilainen has done a great job as European Commissioner for International Partnerships, leading the EU's rule-based and value-based international cooperation in a multipolar world.
Good luck in this Sunday's presidential election in #Finland !
Sosialidemokraatit

🆕Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination #PACEWinter2024 highlights:
🔸Protecting women #HumanRights defenders
🔸National minorities in Ukraine
🔸Meeting of Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence w/ Aleid Van den Brink, First VP #GREVIO , on 24.01 at 1.15pm

🆕Congratulations to Camilla Fabricius (🇩🇰, SOC), appointed rapporteur this week by PACE_Equality for a new report on Preventing and combating gender discrimination in health.

🔎Read the motion: pace.coe.int/en/files/32893

Sex without consent is rape.

As we enter crucial negotiations with the Council on the first ever directive addressing violence against women today.

We call on President Emmanuel Macron and the whole Council to support consent based rape legislation.

Only yes means yes. 🧵1/2

Congratulations to Saskia Esken and Lars Klingbeil 🇪🇺 on their re-election as Presidents of SPD Parteivorstand 🇪🇺. Let's keep our common work for a stronger, more social Europe! #SPDbpt23

Congratulations to Nadia Calviño on receiving the support of the EU Finance Ministers to become the new President of the European Investment Bank European Investment Bank!

👩‍🦰🌍 The consequences of climate change disproportionately affect women and yet women are underrepresented in climate negotiations.
🤝 PES Women President ZitaGurmai explains why the fight against climate change and gender inequality must go hand in hand.
✔️ Bottomline: the…

#NoYesNoExcuse

We join Helena Dalli’s call for the adoption of a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence that defines rape on a consent-based basis.

#ConsentIsKey
#ActAgainstRape

We need to increase our efforts to support persons w. #disabilities , with specific attention to women and girls in all their diversity, ensure that no one is left behind and that inclusion for #PWD becomes a reality for all Mariia Mezentseva MP, ahead of #IDPWD
pace.coe.int/en/news/9302/-…

Consent is key.
Protect women.

#NoYesNoExcuse #ConsentIsKey #ZeroToleranceZone #LineCrossed #ActAgainstRape

The final Directive must:

🟣Criminalise rape.
🟣Define rape as based on lack of consent.
🟣Make gender-based violence a Euro crime.

#NoYesNoExcuse #ConsentIsKey #ZeroToleranceZone #LineCrossed #ActAgainstRape