News & press releases

PES calls for international mobilisation against Spanish abortion law

Spain’s conservative government has agreed to ban women from opting freely for abortions, outraging pro-choice campaigners who say the move will take the country back to the 1980s.

PES Women denounces the hijacking of the report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights by the Conservatives

Today, the vote in the European Parliament on the draft report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), prepared by Edite Estrela, S&D Portuguese MEP and PES Women executive member, has failed to be adopted and instead an alternative weak resolution put forward by the EPP and ECR was carried.

PES Women President: “For a more inclusive and gender-sensitive Europe”

“While Europe has never been more at the center of the debates, while European citizens understand the importance of the decisions taken at European level, they also feel very much excluded from this debate. We are in desperate need of a more inclusive European democracy”, said Dr. Zita Gurmai MEP and PES Women President in Rome, during the conference on “European Democracy” organized by the S&D Group in the European Parliament.

Mr Barroso and Ms Reding, you have 6 months to act on combating Violence Against Women

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For International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (VAW) on 25 November 2013, PES Women President Zita Gurmai recalls that it is crucial to prioritise the fight against VAW in view of the upcoming European elections.

The PES, as the Party for Women, gives full priority to this issue, which remains one of the most widespread violations of women’s rights within the European Union today. In Europe, 7 women die every day from male domestic violence.

PES at Korcula school to debate gender policies in South Eastern Europe

First organised in 2012, the Korcula school in Croatia is becoming a tradition. Organiser Dasa Silovic brought together over 40 participants for the 2013 edition currently taking place in the beautiful island of Korcula, birthplace of Marco Polo.
The 2013 Korcula school focuses on lessons, experiences and solutions to help shape life-work policies and practices in South Eastern Europe.

PES Women President welcomes the adoption of new rule to increase women’s representation within the PES observer party from Tunisia, Ettakatol

PES Women President welcomes the advancements made in the field of gender equality and women’s rights at the last Ettakatol’s Congress in Tunis on 5-7 July.