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+ 29-04-2009

Conference: Active against Forced Marriage

The conference "active against forced marriage" presents recommendations, and good practice examples to prevent and intervene in the case of forced marriage. It will take place on 29th April 2008 in Brussels, Hanse Office.

+ 18-03-2009

Breaking the Taboo - violence against elder women

The final conference of this two year Daphne project “Breaking the Taboo - violence against elder women” will take place on 18 Mar 2009, 18.3.2009 in the City Hall of Vienna.

+ 02-03-2009

Commission on the Status of Women

The fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women takes place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 2 to 13 March 2009.

+ 01-10-2008

28 October 2008 - FemCities: Expert conference on reducing the gender pay gap

This year’s FemCities conference asks “How can we close the gender pay gap?” and “Who will benefit?”. Experts from the fields of administration, business and science will present current facts and figures, scientific findings as well as European models and approaches to the relevant players. Various options administration and business have to close the gender pay gap will also be discussed.

Venue: Vienna City Hall, Vienna (Austria)
Date: 28 October 2008

+ 09-09-2008

Black European Women unite: official launching of the BEWC

In September 2007, the 1st Black European Women's Congress, initiated by AFRA-International Center for Black Women's Perspectives (Austria) and co-organised by Tiye International (The Netherlands), took place in Vienna. It brought together more than 100 Black Women from 16 EU Member States, Switzerland and the USA. The Vienna Declaration, one of the key outcomes of Congress, emphasizes the crucial role that Black Women play in economic, political, cultural and social respect in Europe and underlines the determination to implement and mainstream Black Women’s Empowerment in Europe.
Within the context of the European Year for Intercultural Dialog the official launching of the Black European Women’s Council (BEWC) will take place on September 9, 2008 at the premises of the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels.

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+ 02-07-2008

Renewed Social Agenda to empower people in Europe

In July 2008, the Commission put forward a comprehensive package of initiatives. It represents a new commitment to social Europe and consists of an integrated approach bringing together various policies. The Renewed Social Agenda follows a broad public consultation launched by the Commission in 2007 to take stock of Europe's changing social reality.

The initiatives are centred on the following priorities:
1. Preparing for Tomorrow: Children and Youth
2. Investing in People: Managing Change
3. Supporting Longer and healthier lives
4. Fighting discrimination
5. Strengthening Instruments
6. Shaping the International Agenda
7. Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

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+ 21-06-2008

European truck tour – for diversity, against discrimination

The European Commissioner Vladimír Špidla launched the ‘For Diversity.Against Discrimination.’ Truck Tour on 21 June in Prague, Czech Republic.

The ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination.’ Truck Tour brings information about EU anti-discrimination laws to people all over Europe by stopping in different towns and cities for a day of activities in which visitors are invited to participate. The truck team works with local organisations, such as NGOs and employer associations, so that the activities developed for each stop are relevant and appealing to visitors.

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+ 26-11-2007

Prevention of Gender Violence

Seminar on best practices for combating gender violence with an emphasis on the role of men and masculinity on November 26, 2007 in Brussels. The seminar aims to stimulate and strengthen activities to prevent gender violence at the local, regional and national level.

+ 25-11-2007

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Violence

UN Secretary-General says violence against women should be accorded 'deadly seriousness' every day and not just on the International Day, 25 November.

+ 25-11-2007

First Anniversary of the Council of Europe's Campaign

The Campaign to Combat Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence, marked its first anniversary on 25 November with events troughout Europe. Campaign events are taking place all over Europe, beginning with a parlamentary round table on the involvement of men organised by the Parliamentary Assembly and the Slovak Parliament in Bratislava on 22 November.