Seminar on Advancing Migrants Women’s Rights in the European Union

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Seminar on Advancing Migrants Women’s Rights in the European Union



The Seminar was held in Bulgaria on 26 October 2007 on the eve of the EWL General Assembly and in the context of a project, which started in Januarys 2007. It brought together representatives of EWL member organisations and migrant women activists paricipants in the EWL project. Together, they looked at strategies to advance the rights of migrant women at national and European level and explored ways to strengthen capacity building of national migrant women’s NGOs, the role of women’s organisations in supporting migrant women’s agenda and the need for migrant women’s NGOs to mobilise at European level. For more information please contact Maria Collins ([email protected]) at EWL secretariat.



Reform Treaty of the European Union approved at Lisbon



Heads of State and Government adopted the new treaty during the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) meeting in Lisbon on October 18-19. It is expected to be formally signed at the December summit and ratified by Member States throughout the next year. The Reform Treaty will maintain the progress related to equality between women and men achieved earlier for the EU Constitution that was finally not ratified. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights was solemnly declared and attributed the same legal status as the treaties. Human rights NGOs throughout the EU noted with regret that the United Kingdom and Poland chose to “opt out” (not see it as binding in their respect) regarding the Charter, and keep urging these two Member States to reconsider their position. Both state and civil society Member State actors now have the task of ensuring that the ratification process is smooth and quick. L



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