On May 19 2023, after our Extraordinary General Assembly, we organized a seminar with the Portuguese platform which first took a look at the past of the ICW Then we addressed the present and future challenges at European level with regard to women’s rights and the participation of women in the European political agenda.

The seminar was broadcasted live and included the participation of Ana Sofia Fernandes, President of PpDM , Viviane Teitelbaum, European President of the International Council of Women (ECICW) and Sandra Ribeiro, President of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality for the introduction.

The look at the past was addressed by Martine Marandel, President of the ICW Anne Cova, ICS-ULisboa, Regina Marques, MDM, under the presidency Teresa Pinto, CEMRI-UAb /APEM

The present and the future were addressed by Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, S&D, Diana Pinto, PpDM, Isabelle Kempeneers, CFFB Belgium; Paula Sequeira, Dignity/PpDM, Isabel Romão, EOS/PpDM. Under the presidency of Maria João Faustino, Coordinator of the De Viva Voz II project of PpDM.