On Monday 6 September, in the midst of the Afghan crisis, the external component of the European Union’s Third Action Plan on Gender Equality (GAP III) was the subject of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights (FEMM) and Committee on Development (DEVE).
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou (Renew Europe, France), rapporteur for the DEVE Committee, welcomed this in presenting her report to her colleagues, saying she was “happy that the Parliament is taking up this crucial issue”,...