The Portuguese Minister of State and Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva, announced, on Friday 8 January, that her country will promote gender equality during its Presidency of the Council of the EU.
“We are going to recognise that all purposes of the European social model are anchored in the need to promote equality regardless the gender and recognise it as a cornerstone of the EU”, she explained to a group of journalists.
The minister says she intends to focus on the pillar on...