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Kalina Arabadjieva Women are still paid 14.1 per cent less than men per hour on average across the European Union, despite decades of efforts to promote equal pay. The gender pay gap has narrowed very little over the last decade, pointing to the need for further action. The political guidelines advanced by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, associated with her election in July 2019, and the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 pledged to propose binding pay-transparency measures during 2020, aimed at strengthening the principle of equal pay for women and men. The...

In March 2020, the European Commission presented the EU Gender Equality Strategy, which sets out policy objectives and actions to advance towards gender equality by 2025. After lengthy consultation and debates by the Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), a vote takes place at plenary today with the aim of improving the original proposals. The main pillar of the report is devoted to the socio-economic dimension of women’s oppression. In its assessment, however, the FEMM committee condemns the complete lack of reference to women and girls who are at risk of ...

For most of emerging Europe, LGBTIQ rights and social inclusion remain contentious issues with no clear path forward. Poland and Hungary especially have seen a sharp rise in anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and policies that have worried many activists and analysts. In November of 2020, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new LGBTIQ Equality Strategy, the first of its kind, which aims to bolster LGBTIQ rights across the European Union by fighting discrimination, ensuring safety, protecting the rights of “rainbow” families, and promoting LGBTIQ rights around the world. The ...

EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli was in Malta for a two-day visit this week on the invitation of the Equality Ministry’s Human Rights directorate, the European Commission said on Saturday. Dalli, who served as Malta’s Equality Minister before assuming the EU role in 2019, held bilateral meetings, addressed a joint parliamentary committee and held consultation meetings with stakeholders during her two days in Malta, on December 10 and 11.  It was the first time Dalli was in Malta in her official capacity since becoming an EU Commissioner.   Dalli also addressed a conference marking ...