
EWL review of the activities of the European Union
The Beijing+20 report of the European Women’s Lobby calls for urgent comprehensive EU action to realise gender equality.

The Beijing+20 report of the European Women’s Lobby calls for urgent comprehensive EU action to realise gender equality.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) published an updated factsheet on gender identity issues in August 2014.
In September 2014, Věra Jourová was appointed the first Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality.
Published by the the European Anti Poverty Network, the ‘Explainer on Poverty and Inequality in the EU’ sets out to provide a simple introduction to the poverty debate.
Published by the the European Anti Poverty Network, the ‘Explainer on Poverty and Inequality in the EU’ sets out to provide a simple introduction to the poverty debate.

In September 2014, a cut-out-and-keep guide to human rights legislation in the UK by Joshua Rozenberg was published in The Guardian.
In June 2014, the Council of the European Union published the Council’s 18 month programme from the future Italian, Latvian and Luxembourg Presidencies.
This research series, published by the Open Society Foundations, documents the experiences of ‘white’ communities in six cities across Europe.
EU member states have two years to implement the procurement Directive that came into force on 17 April 2014, confirming that the principle of equal treatment applies to national procurement procedures and public contracts.

In May 2014, following the European Court of Human Rights ruling on Elaine McDonald’s case, Equally Ours posted a blog about the case.