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Poland, Hungary push against gender equality at EU social summit

Poland, Hungary push against gender equality at EU social summit Reuters 7 hrs ago By Gabriela Baczynska © Reuters/Bernadett Szabo FILE PHOTO: Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki, leader of the ruling party Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban attend the consecration of the statue in memory of Smolensk plane crash victims in Budapest By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Lobbying by Poland and Hungary has led to the removal of the phrase gender equality from a draft declaration on advancing social cohesion that the EU is due to publish on Friday, according to diplomats and documents seen by Reuters.

Poland and Hungary push back on gender equality pre-summit

Poland and Hungary push back on gender equality pre-summit European Council president Charles Michel was criticised for not defending Ursula von der Leyen when she was snubbed a seat at meeting with the Turkish president (Photo: European Parliament) Brussels, Today, 14:53 The phrase gender equality has been removed from the declaration on social issues to be adopted by EU leaders at their social summit in Porto later on Friday (7 May) after Poland and Hungary opposed the expression. The phrase was replaced by a reference to a previous document, the European Pillar of Social Rights, which includes gender equality . Read and decide

Von der Leyen is given her own chair a month after Sofagate blunder

Ursula von der Leyen was sitting pretty today as she got her own chair for a ceremonial signing at an EU summit in Portugal - just a month after a lack of chairs in Turkey led to allegations of sexism and sabotage.  The commission president was seen bumping elbows with Charles Michel, the man who took the only seat in Istanbul, just moments before the signing took place. Von der Leyen, who was left perched on a sofa at the Turkey summit in a row dubbed Sofagate , appeared in good spirits in Porto as the new meeting got underway. EU leaders are holding their first in-person meeting since the pandemic broke out to discuss issues facing the bloc, with gender on the agenda - just as it was in Turkey.

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