EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. Notice to Members

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1 EUROPEAN PARLIAMT COMMITTEE ON WOM'S RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Notice to Members Subject: Programme of the Greek Presidency - first half of 2003 Please find attached the programme of activities of the Greek Presidency concerning equal opportunities presented by the Secretary-General for Equality, Ms Bekou-Balta, on 22 January The Secretariat DIRECTORATE-GERAL FOR COMMITTEES AND DELEGATIONS CM\ doc PE

2 30-31 January - 1 February 2003 European Conference: "Equal Pay Mind the Gap" Organised by: The Research Centre for Gender Equality (under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Equality), Tel. : , Venue: Athens, Hotel DIVANI CARAVEL Topics for discussion: - European and national policies on gender equality, equality in employment, equal pay and quality of work - The European dimension of equal pay - KETHI research on equal pay - Exchange of European experience and best practices Contact person: Ms Fotini Sianou Tel: Fax : F.sianou@kethi.gr PE /9 CM\ doc

3 12 February 2003 Meeting of gender mainstreaming experts to discuss publication of a periodic report on the implementation of gender mainstreaming policies in the Member States. The subject will be discussed at the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs (3 June 2003) Organised by: European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs, Horizontal and International Affairs, Gender Equality Τel : , Venue: Athens, Hotel Saint George Lycabettus Contact person: Ms Aspasia Marouga Τel.: Fax: amarouga@isotita.gr CM\ doc 3/9 PE

4 3-14 March th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (Νew Υork) Special topics for discussion: - Participation and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women - Women s human rights and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls as defined in the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome document of the Special Session for the General Assembly entitled Women: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century.. Contact person: Ms Amalia Sarri Τel.: (ext. 124) Fax: amsarri@isotita.gr PE /9 CM\ doc

5 5-6 Μay 2003 European Ministerial Conference on: "Gender and the Information Society" Organised by: General Secretariat for Equality Τel. : , , Venue: Athens, Hotel Astir Palace Topics for discussion: Contact person: The Information Society as a Tool for Eliminating Social and Geographical Exclusion : Local Development Measures to Reduce Gender Disparities Ms Amalia Sarri Τel.: (ext. 124) Fax: amsarri@isotita.gr Information Society Knowledge Society: The Role of Education and Training for Women Contact person: Ms Anastasia Sotiriadou Tel: (ext. 116) Fax: asotir@isotita.gr Information Society and Women's Enterprise: Challenges and Prospects. Contact person: Ms Dina Dailiani Τel.: (ext.117) Fax: dailiani@isotita.gr The conclusions of the Conference will be considered at the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs (3 June 2003) CM\ doc 5/9 PE

6 30 May 2003 Meeting of Experts on: "Domestic Violence" Organised by: General Secretariat for Equality, Tel.: Venue: Athens Topics for discussion: Domestic Violence and Prevention Domestic Violence and Provision of Services Domestic Violence and Punitive Legal Measures Contact person: Ms Sofia Sakareli Τel.: , Fax: The conclusions of the meeting will be considered at the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs (3 June 2003) PE /9 CM\ doc

7 31 Μay 2003 Meeting of Experts on: "Trafficking in Women for the purpose of Sexual Exploitation" Organised by: General Secretariat for Equality, tel. : Venue: Athens Topics for discussion: Ι. Progress achieved in harmonising Member States' legislation on the basis of Recommendation No. P (2000) ΙΙ. ΙΙ. Member States' legal frameworks for combating the many forms of exploitation of women and children. ΙΙΙ. The role of the NGOs at national and European level. IV. Issues relating to the formation of a special service in each country to combat the crime of trafficking and trading in women, children and adolescents. V. Promotion of a formally established network of NGOs, initially to record a profile and the needs of victims for their assistance and rehabilitation, in cooperation with the corresponding government service of the host country, the country of transit or the country of destination. VI. The role of the International and Intergovernmental Organisations. Contact person: Ms Sofia Sakareli Τel.: , Fax: sofiasak@yahoo.gr The conclusions of the meeting will be considered at the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs (3 June 2003) CM\ doc 7/9 PE

8 June 2003 Completion of questionnaire, processing replies and drawing up related report on the participation of women in economic decision-making in the 15 Member States of the EU with a view to indicators from the Italian Presidency (2 nd half of 2003). Contact person: Ms Αspasia Marouga Τel.: Fax: amarouga@isotita.gr The subject will be considered at the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs (3 June 2003) PE /9 CM\ doc

9 PARALLEL EVTS ORGANIISED BY NON--GOVERNMTAL ORGANIISATIIONS February, Athens (Hermes Hall of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry) Conference on: "Reconciling Women's Family and Professional Commitments" Organised by: The "Panathinaiki" Women's Organisation March 2003, Athens (Hall of the National Historical Museum Old Parliament Building) 2-day conference on: "Enshrining gender equality in the Constitution of the European Union" Organised by: The Association for Women's Rights April 2003, Athens (Amphitheatre of the Panteion University) 2-day conference on: "The impact of the globalisation model on the structure and operation of the media" and "Equality issues and how they are dealt with by the press" Organised by: European Network of Greek Women Journalists 3-4 May 2003, Athens One-day conference on: "Equal representation of women in posts of responsibility - New policies in Europe" Organised by: European Women's Lobby - Greek Section CM\ doc 9/9 PE