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Highlights - SEDE hosts first Interparliamentary Committee with EU National Defence Committees - Committee on Security and Defence
On 3 and 4 December, SEDE will host the first-ever Inter-Parliamentary Committee Meeting with the Defence Committees of all National Parliaments of EU Member States plus the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This unprecedented gathering represents a significant step in strengthening the Union’s democratic oversight of security and defence as well as a show of solidarity with Ukraine at a critical moment in the future of European security.High-level speakers include Commissioner Andrius KUBILIUS, Commissioner for Defence and Space, Admiral Pierre VANDIER, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, NATO's Assistant Secretary General Boris RUGE and the EEAS Deputy Secretary General Charles FRIES.
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Highlights - FEMM exchange of views on Integration of Women with Disabilities in the Labour Market - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the FEMM Committee will exchange views with Eurofound on the Integration of Women with Disabilities.In the framework of the third edition of the Disability Right Week the FEMM Committee organises an exchange of views with Eurofound in order to discuss the challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities to access the labour market.
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Newsletters - December - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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Highlights - Public Hearing - Foreign threats to strategic infrastructure - Special committee on the European Democracy Shield
On the 1 December, from 15:00 to 17:15, the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS) is holding a public hearing on “Foreign Threats to Strategic Infrastructure”, discussing recent examples of foreign threats and strategies that aim to better detect, assess, and mitigate risks.Critical infrastructure across the EU, especially in the energy, transport and telecommunications sector, is increasingly targeted by foreign actors. Using investment leverage, cyberattacks, hybrid operations and other modes of physical sabotage, such actors threaten essential services and democratic resilience.
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Highlights - EIGE presentation of Gender Equality Index 2025 - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, in the FEMM Committee, EIGE will present the annual Gender Equality Index.The annual Gender Equality Index 2025 provides updates on the progress of gender equality across the EU and in the Member States in six domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power and health, ranking performance. It also monitors violence against women and intersecting inequalities, taking into account multiple life factors such as age, sexual orientation, disability or a migrant background.
With year's Index EIGE is set to unveil the latest insights and trends on gender equality across the EU - but this year, it's not just an update. It's a turning point with a refreshed methodology to set a more powerful benchmark for tracking progress on gender equality.
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