On 6 April next, at 8:30 am (Lisbon time), a high-level conference will be held on the “10th anniversary of signing the Istanbul Convention. The state of play”, organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
This conference is aimed at reviewing the ten years of the Istanbul Convention, analysing the impacts of the pandemic and, in particular, reflecting on the measures and concrete actions needed to ensure that the standards of the Convention are met, in accordance with the EU s fundamental priority of putting an end to all kinds of violence against women and girls and the new EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.
A High-Level Conference on “Hydrogen in Society: Bridging the Gaps”, organised under the scope of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will be held on Wednesday, 7 April at 9 am (Lisbon time).
National and international specialists, representatives of the European Commission, of associations and of different decarbonisation sectors in the economy will take part in this international conference, which will be looking at new economic, industrial, scientific and technological opportunities in the hydrogen sector.
Policies and strategies for boosting the global hydrogen market will also be addressed and the international vision of the challenges and opportunities in the sector, the support mechanisms and the promotion of sustainable value chains will be explored.
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On 6 April next, at 8:30 am (Lisbon time), a high-level conference will be held on the “10th anniversary of signing the Istanbul Convention. The state of play”, organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
This conference is aimed at reviewing the ten years of the Istanbul Convention, analysing the impacts of the pandemic and, in particular, reflecting on the measures and concrete actions needed to ensure that the standards of the Convention are met, in accordance with the EU s fundamental priority of putting an end to all kinds of violence against women and girls and the new EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.
State must “assure all its citizens of equal access to justice” - Hoofdinhoud
The Portuguese Minister of Justice pointed out that a state under the rule of law must assure all its citizens of full and equal access to law and justice, irrespective of their circumstances”. However, Francisca Van Dunem also said that this issue “cannot be adequately dealt with at strictly national level”.
At the opening session of the High-Level Conference on “Protecting Vulnerable Adults across Europe - the Way Forward”, under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Minister of Justice proposed addressing the need to equip the Union with a common legal framework that will provide full access to justice and effective protection of vulnerable adults, while also ensuring the full exercise of their rights”.