WHEN? Monday 28 February, from 16.45 to 18.45 CET.
WHERE? European Parliament in Brussels, ANTALL building, room 4Q2 and remotely.
The conference on ‘‘Women in Economics and Finance: Debate on next challenges in the EU’’ will address gender equality in the economic, monetary and financial sectors.
It will be opened by Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee Chair Irene Tinagli (S&D, IT) and by Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Chair Robert Biedroń (S&D, PL). They will be followed by introductory addresses (remotely) by four high-level guests: ECB President Christine Lagarde, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager.
In two subsequent sessions, MEPs will hold debates with Commissioners Gentiloni (Economy) and McGuinness (Financial Services, Financial Stability and the Capital Markets Union), as well as several leaders of banking, insurance and markets authorities.
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will deliver the closing address.
For the full programme of the event, click here. To watch the meeting live, click here.
International Women’s Day: Inter-parliamentary committee meeting
Also on the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committee will hold its annual inter-parliamentary meeting of MEPs and national MPs on Thursday 3 March, from 9.00 to 12.00 CET. This year’s theme will be: ”An ambitious future for Europe‘s women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the pandemic”.
High-level guests will include EP President Roberta Metsola, French Delegate Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Elisabeth Moreno, the Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir as well as Commissioners Jourová and Dalli.
