BRUSSELS - The EPF Executive Committee assembled in EPF's Brussels office for their second official meeting of the year in Brussels, where members discussed the background, origins, and current and future activities of the parliamentary forum.
Topics of the day included the creation of the Global Parliamentary Alliance, the renewal of the EU Insitutions, EPF's projects, including the 2019 Contraception Atlas, development aid for RMNCAH, and anti-SRR movements.
In attendance were 9 of the 11 Executive Committee members: EPF President Hon. Petra de Sutter, MP (Belgium) the two two vice-Presidents Hon. Öznur Çalık, MP (Turkey) and Hon. Petra Bayr, MP (Austria) as well as members: Hon. Malahat Ibrahimqizi, MP (Azerbaijan), Hon. Ulla Sandbaek, MP (Denmark), Hon. Hanna Sarkkinen, MP (Finland), Hon. Alice Mary Higgins, MP (Ireland), Hon. Florian Dorel Bodog, MP (Romania) and Hon. John Mann, MP (UK).
Hon. Ulla Sandbaek is retiring and received a goodbye gift from the Executive Committee after many years of work with EPF.