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Tá comhionannas idir mná agus fir ar cheann de chuspóirí an Aontais Eorpaigh. De réir a chéile, cuireadh taca leis an bprionsabal sin, agus lena chur chun feidhme san Aontas, a bhuíochas sin le reachtaíocht, cásdlí agus athruithe ar na Conarthaí. Bhí Parlaimint na hEorpa riamh ina cosantóir díograiseach do phrionsabal an chomhionannais idir fir agus mná.

Cross-border parental child abductions in the EU are governed by The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and (except for Denmark) the Brussels II-ter Regulation. Countries outside of the EU may or may not be Contracting States to ‘the Convention’, but will not be bound by Brussels II-ter. Research has found that the often negative, long-lasting impact of abduction may continue throughout the lifecycle of those who have been abducted. It may also affect future ...

This study examines housing needs across the EU, focusing on inequalities in affordability, accessibility, and quality. It provides a mapping of the current housing needs in the EU across territories, including across Member States, rural and urban areas, outermost regions, and islands and across population groups. The study analyses key factors affecting housing demand and supply challenges, and the impacts of housing scarcity on health, education and employment. It also reviews how EU legislation ...

This study examines housing needs across the EU, focusing on inequalities in affordability, accessibility, and quality. It provides a mapping of the current housing needs in the EU across territories, including across Member States, rural and urban areas, outermost regions, and islands and across population groups. The study analyses key factors affecting housing demand and supply challenges, and the impacts of housing scarcity on health, education and employment. It also reviews how EU legislation ...

The European Citizens' Initiative, 'My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion', seeks an EU-level financial solidarity mechanism to support access to abortion care for women who cannot obtain safe and legal abortion in their home Member State, without harmonising national abortion laws. In November 2025, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) adopted a motion for a resolution and an oral question supporting the ECI's aims. A debate is scheduled for the December plenary ...

Trí thacú leis na Ballstáit sa chomhrac i gcoinne na bochtaineachta, an eisiaimh shóisialta agus an idirdhealaithe, tá sé d’aidhm ag an Aontas Eorpach cuimsitheacht agus comhtháthú shochaí na hEorpa a neartú agus a chur ar chumas do chách tairbhe a bhaint as rochtain chomhionann ar dheiseanna agus ar acmhainní.

This briefing considers the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2025 concluding observations to the European Union. The briefing assesses their relevance to the issues raised in petitions submitted to the European Parliament.

On 21 October 2025, the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate adopted its work programme for 2026 (2026 CWP). In line with the Commission President's political guidelines and letter of intent and highlighting the need for full implementation of Mario Draghi's competitiveness report, the 2026 CWP places a strong emphasis on competitiveness, innovation and collective security. In parallel, the Commission commits to advancing simplification, implementation, and this year, also ...

The EU and its Member States have signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and use its definition of disability as a common reference at EU level. There is no other harmonised definition of disability in the EU. The introduction of the Global Activity Limitation Instrument indicator (GALI) in most of Eurostat's social and economic surveys offers the opportunity to have a clearer assessment of disability in the EU than before. It confirms that in 2024 the prevalence of disability ...