Wednesday, 8 March 2023
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ms Anita Demetriou, co-signed today, 8 March 2023, a joint article with the Speakers of the Parliaments of Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Lithuania and Romania at the initiative of the President of the Spanish Chamber of Deputies, Ms Meritxell Batet Lamaña.
The co-signing Presidents joined their voices, underlined their commitment and called for a united effort to achieve full gender equality as a fundamental principle of democracy and the European project. They expressed their willingness to cooperate between the national parliaments of the Member States, as well as with the institutions of the European Union, in order to eliminate obstacles to the full realisation of this goal.
The Women Presidents reaffirmed their commitment to combating gender-based violence as a top priority, so that all women, without exception, enjoy independence, security, dignity and self-respect. Today, they stressed, equality must be a key pillar of development in a world where the role of women in the economy and innovation is crucial.
In their joint article, the Presidents underline that unity is necessary to promote European principles and values, which, in the light of international developments, are a beacon especially for women and girls suffering as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Equality, they point out, is an integral part of our democracies, in which the existence and consolidation of equal rights and opportunities, with full participation of the sexes at social, political and economic levels, is necessary for a more promising and just future for all.
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