Europaudvalget 2018-19 (1. samling)
EUU Alm.del Bilag 377
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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 2019
“WOMEN’S POWER
in Politics”
Thursday, 7 March 2019, from 9.00 to 12.30
European Parliament in Brussels, room TBC
DRAFT PROGRAMME
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09.00 - 10.00 Opening
Opening speeches by
Frans Timmermans,
First Vice-President of the European Commission (TBC)
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
Keynote speech by
H.E. Madam Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović,
President of the Republic of Croatia
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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)
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 EUU, Alm.del - 2018-19 (1. samling) - Bilag 377: Invitation til et interparlamentarisk møde om "Kvinders magt i Politik" 7/3-19 i Bruxelles
Women’s presence in politics nowadays
Presentation by
Virginija Langbakk, Director, European Institute for Gender Equality
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10.00 - 11.10 “Real power of women in politics and how to boost it”
Moderator:
MEP Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Member of FEMM Committee
Presentation by
Dr Henryka Bochniarz, former Minister of Industry and Trade, founder and head of
the Polish Confederation of Private Employers ‘Lewiatan’ and president for Central and Eastern Europe
Region of Boeing International Co
Presentation by
Dr Meryl Kenny, Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics, University of Edinburgh
Debate with participation of the Members of national Parliaments
Closing remarks:
MEP Angelika Mlinar, Member of FEMM Committee
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11.10 - 12.15 “Young women in politics”
Moderator:
MEP Iratxe García Pérez, Member of FEMM Committee
Presentation by
Inês Zuber, Former MEP from Portugal and former vice-chair of FEMM
Presentation by
Karima Zahi, Campaign Manager, equal.brussels - Brussels Capital Regional Public
Service
Debate with participation of the Members of national Parliaments
Closing remarks:
MEP Terry Reintke, Member of FEMM Committee
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12:15 - 12.30 Closing remarks
Federica Mogherini,
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-
President of the Commission
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė,
Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
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