Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM_PV(2021)0304_1 MINUTES Meeting of 4 March 2021, 09.00-12.00 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 09.05 on Thursday, 4 March 2021, with Evelyn Regner presiding. Meeting took place with remote participation 1. Adoption of agenda Decision: The draft agenda was adopted. 2. Celebration of the International Women's Day (IWD) “We are strong: Women leading the fight against Covid-19” FEMM/9/00592 Welcoming words by: Evelyn Regner (Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality) Opening speeches by: David Sassoli (President of the European Parliament), Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) Keynote speech by: Katerina Sakellaropoulou (President of the Hellenic Republic) *** Panel discussion on "Women on the frontlines: lessons learnt from the crisis PV\1233776EN.docx PE693.677v02-00 EN United in diversityEN management" Moderator: Frances Fitzgerald (Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality) Speakers: Khadija Arib (President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands), Dr Isabelle Loeb (Medical director at CHU St Pierre Brussels), Kristel Krustuuk (Founder and Chief Testing Officer, Testlio), Carlien Scheele (Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality), Concha Andreu (Rapporteur of the European Committee of the Regions on the Gender Equality Strategy) Debate with the participation of the Members of National Parliaments Speakers: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (EP Vice-President, The Left), Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska (MEP, PPE), Lina Lopes (MP, Portugal), Dan Tanasă (MP, Romania), Erin McGreehan (MP, Ireland), Valerio Romano Iunio (MP, Italy), Heléne Fritzon (MEP, S&D), Karen Melchior (MEP, Renew), Mariella Aristidou (MP, Cyprus), Leni Breymaier (MP, Germany), Sylwia Spurek (MEP, Greens/EFA), Anna Karamanli (MP, Greece), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (MEP, ECR), Debora Serracchiani (MP, Italy), Márta Mátrai(MP, Hungary), Marco Zullo (MEP, Renew), Gabriela Crețu (MP, Romania), Tomas V.
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