Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union
Directorate for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
The Chair
To the Chairperson(s) of the Committee(s) concerned
Dear Colleague,
For many years now, the European Parliament has been celebrating International Women's Day
(IWD) with a special event bringing together Members of the EP and National Parliamentarians
from across the European Union.
Hence, on the occasion of the IWD 2020, the European Parliament’s Committee on Women's
Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) would like to invite Members of the National Parliaments
of the EU to attend an Interparliamentary Committee meeting on the theme:
“The 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action”
2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action. On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the hearing will set a good platform
for the Committee and the European Parliament, together with National Parliamentarians, to
mark this milestone and discuss the achievements and future challenges for the realization of
gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
We are therefore very pleased to invite up to four Members of the corresponding committee(s)
of each National Parliament (two from each chamber in the case of bi-cameral Parliaments) to
attend this event on
Thursday, 5 March 2020 from 9.00 to 12.30 in the European
Parliament in Brussels.
Practical details regarding the meeting will be forwarded in due course to your Parliament's
representatives/services responsible for relations with the EP.
We sincerely hope that you will be able to accept our invitation and we are looking forward to
welcoming you to the European Parliament on 5 March 2020.
Yours sincerely,
Evelyn REGNER
Chair
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality