Brussels, 08/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Monday afternoon 7 March, the Council adopted a new European pact for gender equality for the period 2011 - 2020. It urged the European Council to approve this pact in the conclusions of its meeting this spring. The objective is to meet current challenges in the area of gender equality policies and ensure that the question of equality between men and women is taken into account in all the different fields, particularly within the scope of the EU 2020...