Submission to the European Commission Consultation on the 2013 EU Citizenship Report ‘EU citizens

Published: Friday, September 14, 2012

The NWCI welcomes the European Commission proposal to designate 2013 as the European Year of Citizens as an important step towards building a European Union that promotes equality between women and men. However the NWCI shares the concerns of the European Women's Lobby (EWL) that the EC proposal lacks a gender perspective and shares the belief of the EWL that the European Year of Citizens should be broadened to promote participatory and democratic citizenship from a gender equality perspective.

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