Brussels, 26/09/2012 (Agence Europe) -. On Monday 24 September, within the framework of the UN General Assembly, the European Union organised a conference on political participation and economic empowerment for women (see other article). At the event Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, underlined the position of women's rights as both a domestic priority for EU member states and the focus of the EU's external action in its relations with...