#InternationalWomenDay European Parliament staff went on strike, protesting against inequality in the European parliament. In 60 years only two women reached the positions of speaker, however they both were elected last millennium. #InternationalWomansDay #Brussels employees of #Europarliament demonstration at doorstep. pic.twitter.com/wy1AHPPJ2f — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 8, 2019 #FeministStrike at the European Parliament main…
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Homage to Simone Veil
“I would like to pay homage in my name, as well as in the European Parliament’s, to Simone Veil, the chamber’s first president to be elected by universal suffrage in 1979. Her presidency has had a long-lasting impact on our institution’s history, – European Parliament President, Antonio Tajani, on the passing of Simone Veil….
MEP Tajani for European Parliament president
Anna van Densky OPINION The promotion of the former EU Industry top civil servant Antonio Tajani (Italy, EPP) from Barroso’s Commission to the position of the European Parliament president, once again demonstrates the failure of the institution to renew. The civil servants becoming politicians and politicians styled into mandarins, surfing freely between Schuman and Luxembourg squares,…
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