Event date
EPF is pleased to invite you to the opening event of the MEPs for SRR group hosted by Lina Gálvez MEP, Chair of FEMM Committee, S&D. Come to hear from the new group of champions for SRHR!
Join us on the 25th of September at the European Parliament in Brussels (room SPAAK 4B1).
Agenda:
- 15:00 - 15:10 | Opening welcome and EU’s achievements on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) during the 9th legislature by Lina Gálvez MEP, Chair of FEMM Committee, S&D
- 15:10 - 15:20 | Leveraging EU’s legacy of gender equality and SRHR policies in the current mandate Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus MEP, Member of FEMM Committee, S&D
- 15:20 - 15:30 | Supporting MEPs for SRR: research, awareness raising and united front by Neil Datta, EPF Executive Director of European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF)
- 15:30 - 15:40 | What should be European Commission’s future stance on SRHR by Micah Grzywnowicz, Regional Director of the IPPF European Network (IPPF EN)
- 15:40 - 15:50 | Key findings from the report “Contraceptive use and awareness among young people in the European region” by Marina Davidashvili, Head of Policy and Research, EPF
- 15:50 - 16:00 | Highlights from the 2024 State of World’s Population Report of UNFPA 2024 by Birgit Van Hout, Director of UNFPA Representation Office to the European Union
- 16:00 - 16:10 | Role of MEPs in overcoming anti-gender challenges in the EU by Sophie in't Veld, former MEPs for SRR Co-Chair, MEP of 8th and 9th legislature, Renew Europe
- 16:10 - 16:20 | Q&A Session moderated by Lina Gálvez MEP
- 16:20 - 16:30 | Closing Remarks by Abir Al-Sahlani MEP, Vice-Chair of DEVE Committee, Renew Europe
- 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee and Networking
Register here before the 16th of September and join us at the European Parliament
Participants requiring assistance in entering the Parliament are kindly asked to arrive at the ASP Altiero Spinelli (Place du Luxembourg side) entrance by 14:15. EPF staff will be at the entrance of the building holding a banner with the EPF logo. They will provide you with the accreditation sticker and will guide you to the conference room.