Evelyn Regner
Press release - Delay is over: Work begins to shine spotlight on where companies pay their taxes
Evelyn Regner said:
- Evelyn Regner said:
This is a breakthrough for tax fairness in the EU.
- Public country-by-country reporting will oblige multinational companies to be financially transparent about where they make profits and where they pay taxes.
- This will provide the public and tax authorities with more visibility on what taxes are being paid where.
- On 24 October 2019, MEPs passed a strong resolution urgently calling on the member states to break the deadlock and enter inter-institutional negotiations.
Press release - Still a long way to go to achieve gender equality in all EU countries
In the context of the first European Gender Equality Week, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) released its 2020 Gender Equality Index this morning.
- In the context of the first European Gender Equality Week, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) released its 2020 Gender Equality Index this morning.
- This tool monitors the progress made every year towards gender equality in the EU and in each member state.
- Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT), Chair of the Committee for Womens Rights and Gender Equality, reacted: Thanks to EIGEs work, we know where we stand and what remains to be done to achieve gender equality.
- Moreover, with the adoption of the Gender Action Plan, we are preparing to take further measures to achieve gender equality across all fields in the Parliament.
Press release - Parliament launches its first European Gender Equality Week
This important milestone provides an opportunity to discuss the achievements and future challenges for the advancement of girls' and women's rights and gender equality.
- This important milestone provides an opportunity to discuss the achievements and future challenges for the advancement of girls' and women's rights and gender equality.
- Therefore, the European Parliament, at the initiative of the Womens Rights and Gender Equality Committee, decided to hold for the first time a European Gender Equality Week from Monday 26 to Thursday 29 October.
- You can watch all these events via webstreaming on the EP Multimedia Centre.QuoteAhead of the first Gender Equality Week, Womens Rights Committee Chair Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT) said: "I am glad that so many bodies of the European Parliament responded to our invitation and join us to celebrate the first European Gender Equality Week.
- Since the outbreak, we are witnessing a range of devastating effects on women and, more generally, on gender equality.
Highlights - Press Conference with FEMM Chair: “What future for LGBTI people in Europe?" - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Press Conference with FEMM Chair: “What future for LGBTI people in Europe?"
Press Conference with FEMM Chair: “What future for LGBTI people in Europe?"
Press Conference with FEMM Chair: “What future for LGBTI people in Europe?"
Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, EP Vice-President, Evelyn REGNER, Chair of the FEMM Committee, and Michael O'FLAHERTY, on “What future for LGBTI people in Europe? Presentation of a FRA survey
Article - Tax transparency: MEPs deplore Council's lack of action on multinationals
The rules would introduce a requirement for these companies to publicly disclose information on how much they earned and how much tax they paid in each EU country.
- The rules would introduce a requirement for these companies to publicly disclose information on how much they earned and how much tax they paid in each EU country.
- During a plenary debate on 22 October, MEPs insisted that the public has the right to know more about the taxation of multinationals.
- Evelyn Regner (S&D, Austria) said: Often these very large companies are not paying sufficient tax.
- Others argued that the lack of transparency about how multinationals are paying tax is hurting small firms.
Press release - Hearing of Commissioner-designate Helena Dalli
Political groups coordinators from both committees will meet within 24 hours to assess the performance of Maltese Commissioner-designate Helena Dalli.
- Political groups coordinators from both committees will meet within 24 hours to assess the performance of Maltese Commissioner-designate Helena Dalli.
- Ms Dalli said that she would do her utmost to unblock these essential files, by meeting with ministers to convince them to move forward.
- Press point
At the end of the hearing, Womens Rights and Gender Equality Committee Chair Evelyn Regner (S&D, AT) and Employment and Social Affairs Committee Chair Lucia uri Nicholsonov (ECR, SK) held a press point outside the meeting room: watch it here.
- Background
Members from the associated Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee also participated in the hearing.
Highlights - New FEMM bureau elected - 10/07/2019 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
FEMM members have elected the new bureau of the Committee for the coming two and a half years.
- FEMM members have elected the new bureau of the Committee for the coming two and a half years.
- The new Chair of FEMM is Ms Evelyn Regner (S&D, Austria).
- The new Vice-Chairs are, in order of election, Ms Eugenia Rodrguez Palop (GUE/NGL, Spain); Ms Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (Greens/EFA, France); Ms Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP, Greece) and Mr Robert Biedro (S&D, Poland).
- All new FEMM bureau members were elected by acclamation.