Press release - International Women’s Day: gender aspects of energy poverty
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Monday, February 27, 2023
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MEPs and national parliamentarians will discuss the energy crisis and how it is affecting women, at an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday morning.
Key Points:
- MEPs and national parliamentarians will discuss the energy crisis and how it is affecting women, at an inter-parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday morning.
- The annual inter-parliamentary committee meeting marking International Women’s Day (8 March) brings together MEPs and national MPs to discuss gender equality and women’s rights.
- This year’s theme is the gender aspects of energy poverty.
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Chair Robert Biedroń (S&D, PL) and Dimítrios Papadimoulis (The Left, EL), Vice-President of the European Parliament responsible for gender equality and diversity, will make the introductory remarks.