Ligestillingsudvalget 2017-18
LIU Alm.del Bilag 59
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Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union
Directorate for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs
Secretariat of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting
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International Women's Day 2018
"
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MEDIA AND ICT:
KEY FOR THE FUTURE
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Thursday, 8 March 2018, from 09.00 to 12.30
European Parliament in Brussels - room József Antall 2Q2
08.15 - 09.00 Distribution of entrance badges for pre-registered participants at the European
parliament's Ex INFO POINT at the Esplanade Solidarność
DRAFT PROGRAMME
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09.00 - 09.45
Opening speeches
by
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė,
Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Antonio Tajani,
President of the European Parliament
Věra Jourová,
European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality (tbc)
Keynote speeches by
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Organised in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments.
The event will also benefit from the participation of valuable partners such as
the European Institute for
Gender Equality (EIGE)
and the
Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
 LIU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 59: Invitation og programudkast for interparlamentarisk udvalgsmøde som FEMM-udvalget (Kvinders Rettigheder og Ligestilling) afholder den 8/3-18 i Europa-Parlamentet i Bruxelles
Sarah Gavron,
film director of “Les suffragettes”
Pilar Jurado,
singer, founder of MadwomenFest festival (tbc)
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09.45 - 10.35
“Women shaping media”
Moderator:
MEP Liliana Rodrigues (S&D, Portugal)
Presentation by:
Representative of the Council of Europe (tbc)
Debate
Concluding remarks:
MEP Michaela Šojdrová (EPP, Czech Republic)
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10.35 - 11.25 “Empowering women and girls through digital inclusion”
Moderator:
MEP Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz (EPP, Poland)
Presentation by:
Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, European
Commission
Debate
Concluding remarks:
MEP Angelika Mlinar (ALDE, Austria) (tbc)
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11.25 - 12.15 “Women’s movements on the rise: advancing equality in the
digital age”
Moderator:
MEP Terry Reintke (Greens/EFA, Germany)
Presentation by: Tarana Burke,
Senior Director, Girls for Gender Equity, founder of the “Me Too”
movement (tbc)
Debate
Concluding remarks:
MEP Angela Vallina (GUE/NGL, Spain)
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 LIU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 59: Invitation og programudkast for interparlamentarisk udvalgsmøde som FEMM-udvalget (Kvinders Rettigheder og Ligestilling) afholder den 8/3-18 i Europa-Parlamentet i Bruxelles
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12:20 Closing remarks:
Dimitrios Papadimoulis,
Vice-President, Chair of the High-level Group on Gender Equality
and Diversity (tbc)
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė,
Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
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