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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10201

27 August 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 19
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gender equality
Highlights of third quarter 2010

Brussels, 26/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 23 August, the European Commission published on line an update of its database on women and men in decision-making, setting out the highlights of the third quarter of 2010.

In the political arena, the main developments in terms of gender balance include: - parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic at the end of May resulted in a record number of women in the Chamber of Deputies (44 out of a total of 200 members, or 22% up from 18%). In...