On 8 March, we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD). Each year, this day serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality while underscoring the work that still needs to be done.
ENOC’s 2023 annual thematic focus addresses the role of Independent Children’s Rights Institutions (ICRIs) in advancing children’s rights in Europe.
On 19 October, the European Commission held a meeting of CERV Framework Partners. The aim was to take stock of the successes and challenges faced by the partners so far, as well as look ahead at the coming years of collaboration. For the rights of the child session, we met online with ENOC, InHope, COPE, MCE and Child Helpline International. Read more about our partners in the document.
On 10 October, join Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, representatives from the EU institutions, national governments, international organisations and other interested partners. At the conference you will hear from experts and those with lived experience, exchange on good practices and new approaches. The conference will cover the topics: Mental health across all policies; Promotion & Prevention; Equal access for all
13 June 2023 - Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, discussed the progress and challenges in the struggle against antisemitism, visited museums and held bilateral meetings while in Israel.
12 June 2023 – In Israel, Vice-President Margaritis Schinas held various bilateral meetings with officials, visited Yad Vashem and the Greek Jewish community, and addressed the dangerous rise of antisemitism online at the 14th EU-Israel Seminar on racism, xenophobia and antisemitism.
11 & 12 June 2023 - The European Commission represented by Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, and the Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, Katharina von Schnurbein, addressed the AJC Global Forum 2023 that took place in Tel Aviv.
Outcome 2022 Union Values call
The 14th EU-Israel High-Level Seminar on combating racism, xenophobia and antisemitism was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel in Jerusalem, in cooperation with the European Commission.
19 April 2023 - The European Commission joined the commemoration events to mark 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and paid tribute to its heroic Jewish martyrs and fighters. Katharina von Schnurbein, Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, took part in the official ceremony hosted by Polish President Andrzej Duda in the presence of Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany.
18 April 2023 - At the 'European Conference on Antisemitism' organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry for EU and Constitutional Affairs, special envoys and coordinators combating antisemitism across Europe met to discuss practical ways to strengthen reporting and develop a common methodology on the recording of antisemitic incidents.
16 April 2023 - At the invitation of the Federation of the Hungarian Jewish Communities - MAZSIHISZ, Katharina von Schnurbein, European Commission Coordinator on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life, joined the 'March of the Living' in Budapest and spoke at the opening.
2 May 2023 - The European Commission displayed in its headquarters in Brussels the exhibition “Saving Ukrainians in War Times – Evacuation and Emergency Supplies" with the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine.
Joint Press Statement on the conclusion of the first review of the Japan-EU mutual adequacy arrangement
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
This online info session will take place on 26 January 2023 from 9:00 to 13:00 CET. Four out of the five priorities of this big call will be presented, i.e.: 1. Capacity-building and awareness raising on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; 2. Strategic litigation; 3. Supporting an enabling environment for the protection of whistleblowers and 4. Promoting rights and values by empowering the civic space. Don’t miss this event!
Today, the European Commission opened a public consultation for the Fitness Check of EU consumer law on digital fairness.
Organisation of DG JUST 2023 Christmas event - JUST/2021/PR/CADM/0201
Madrid, 26 October 2022. The 5th UfM Ministerial Meeting on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society was held today in Madrid. It was hosted by the Minister of Gender Equality of Spain, Irene Montero, with the presence of the European Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli and the UfM Secretary General, Nasser Kamel.
A report on the application of the Data Protection Regulation for the European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
