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  1. Highlights - EU-wide gender-neutral job evaluation: presentation by Commission and EIGE - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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    On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, the Commission together with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will present in the FEMM Committee the updated EU-wide guidelines on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification.

    On 26 March 2026, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), together with the European Commission, launched updated EU-wide guidelines on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification. This initiative supports the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, aiming to ensure equal pay for work of equal value across the EU. Designed as a practical step-by-step toolkit, the guidelines support organisations of all sizes in assessing and classifying jobs based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, including skills, responsibility, effort, and working conditions.


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  2. Highlights - The 2026 Structured Dialogue with Commissioner Lahbib - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

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    On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, the FEMM Committee will hold its annual structured dialogue with Ms Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Equality; Preparedness and Crisis Management. This meeting follows the adoption by the Commission of the new Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030.

    In addition to presenting the new Strategy, the Commissioner is also expected to discuss with the FEMM Committee the upcoming work of the Commission in the field of gender equality for the year ahead. This may include scrutiny over the implementation of several important Directives in the field of women's rights, including the Directive (EU) 2024/1385 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on combating violence against women and domestic violence.


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  3. Highlights - Study Presentation on Flexibility and Simplification in Cohesion Policy-MFF Proposals - Committee on Regional Development

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    The Committee on Regional Development will have a Study Presentation on “Flexibility and Simplification in Cohesion Policy under the 2028-2034 MFF Proposals” as part of the Accompanying Expertise for the legislative proposals on the ‘NRP Fund’ and the ‘ERDF, Interreg and Cohesion Fund' by the Policy Department for Regional Development, Agriculture and Fisheries at its meeting on Tuesday 14 April 2026. Further details in the attachment

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  4. Highlights - Public hearing on 'Caste discrimination in South Asia' - Subcommittee on Human Rights

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    On Tuesday 14 April (9:00-10:30), the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold a public hearing on 'Caste discrimination in South Asia'. The panel, comprised of representatives of the European External Action Service, the United Nations, as well as civil society actors and individuals with lived experience, will provide a holistic overview of caste discrimination and its implications for human rights in South Asia.

    Drawing on recent findings, including those of the UN Special Rapporteur on racism, it aims to explore the role of the caste system as a core driver of oppression, particularly in South Asia.

    The hearing will underline the need for an intersectional approach that recognises how caste-based discrimination intersects with gender, poverty and other factors, creating distinct and severe forms of marginalisation. The exchange will also examine existing international and EU-level responses and explore avenues for more effective action to combat caste-based discrimination.

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  5. Highlights - Exchange of views on EU response to human rights violations in the West Bank - Subcommittee on Human Rights

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    On 14 April 2026 at 10:30, the Subcommittee on Human Rights will hold an exchange of views on the EU response to human rights violations in the West Bank, with invited speakers from civil society, the European External Action Service, and the United Nations.

    Against the backdrop of ongoing developments on the ground, the discussion will provide an opportunity to assess current EU policies and identify possible avenues for a coherent response anchored in Parliament's longstanding positions, such as the fight against death penalty, the need to uphold international law, the obligation of all parties to respect international humanitarian law and support to accountability for international human rights law violations.

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