Gender mainstreaming

Luxembourg – EU employment and social affairs ministers met in Luxembourg on Friday to discuss the future of the European Semester, arguing that future economic measures and reforms should take social dimensions into account in a consistent manner.

Awareness-raising seminars on gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) for senior managers have started in the capital Ankara in partnership with U.N. Women and the Family and Social Services Ministry.

Ladies in Bulgaria live longer, but their pensions are lower than those of men

"I want to draw your attention to the Polish government's lack of cooperation with the Commission in checking whether the resolutions adopted in Poland concerning so-called 'zones free of LGBT ideology' are compatible with EU law," wrote Helena Dalli, European commissioner for equality, in the letter sent to Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau.

On 19-20 June 2018, the Ministry of Interior co-organised the 3rd COPOLAD II Annual Conference 'Women and drug policy. Progress and challenges in the implementation of the gender approach and the empowerment of women as a cross-cutting matter'. The event was part of the calendar of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The Serbian government on Thursday adopted a new national strategy for gender equality for the period 2016-2020 and action plan for its implementation.

It should help economic empowerment of women and having more women involved in Serbia's political life.