Interrnational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - ' Orange your world ', UN campaign to end violence against women and girls. Oranje flag displayed outside the EP building in Brussels and Strasbourg

Interrnational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - ' Orange your world ', UN campaign to end violence against women and girls. Orange flag displayed outside the EP building in Brussels and Strasbourg.

EP Plenary session - Need to fight the systematic problem of gender based violence in Europe

During the Special meeting of the European Council (Article 50) in Brussels, Antonio Tajani, EP President, marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by sporting a red mark on his face and making a statement to endorse the initiative.

Statement by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on the fight against the violence made to women

A the EP Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), MEPs vote on the measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU. Extracts from the vote and from the statement by Pina PICIERNO (S&D, IT), rapporteur.

Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU: extracts from the vote and from the statement by Pina PICIERNO (S&D, IT), rapporteur

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Opening statements by Council and Commission

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Opening and opening statements by Council and Commission (8:59 - 9:12)

Live replay of Plenary session debate First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - MEP's debate

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - MEP's debate (9:12 - 9:45)

Live replay of Plenary session on First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play. Closing statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Bulgarian Presidency

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Closing statements by Council and Commission (9:53 - 9:58)

During the plenary session of the European Parliament (11-14 June 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate the state of play of the Istanbul Convention. Statements by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Deputy Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE), Angelika MLINAR (ALDE, AT) and Terry REINTKE (Greens/EFA, DE).

Istanbul Convention - state of play: extracts from the debate

Plenary session Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case, Opening statements by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Bulgarian Presidency and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender

Plenary session - Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case. Opening statement by Věra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC

Plenary session Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case, MEPs debate

Plenary session - Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case. MEPs debate

During the plenary in Brussels (2-3 May 2018) Council and Commission debate with MEPs on Spain’s application of international standards on sexual violence in light of the recent ‘La Manada’ case.

Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case

Plenary session Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case, Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Bulgarian Presidency

Plenary session - Spain's application of international standards on the definition of sexual violence in light of the recent 'La Manada' case. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ and by Monika PANAYOTOVA

#metooEU: stand up against harassment

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on female genital mutilation. Statements by Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ (S&D, LT), Rapporteur, Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT (EPP, SE), Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Angelika MLINAR (ALDE, AT), Malin BJÖRK (GUE/NGL, SE) and Jordi SOLE (Greens/EFA, ES).

Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation: extracts from the debate

"Orange your world", UN campaign to end violence against women and girls and lighting of the EP building on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: "Orange your world", UN campaign to end violence against women and girls and lighting of the EP building

The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) organises a street event to highlight the true scale of violence against women and the many forms that it takes

Violence Against Women - just the tip of the iceberg: street event to highlight the true scale of violence against women and the many forms that it takes, organised with the FEMM Committee

During the EP plenary session (23-26 October) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on actions taken in the EU to combat sexual harassment and abuse, in the wake of recent revelations in the US film industry and the worldwide #MeToo campaign. The results are: 580 in favour, 10 against and 27 abstentions.

Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: extracts from the vote

Live replay in plenary session on the debate in plenary in Strasbourg on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU

(02) EP Plenary session - Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU: statement by Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA-RAJEWICZ (EPP, PL) + Blue card question (10:34 - 10:39)

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