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The Regulation establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality was adopted in<br />

December 2006. The main objective of the Institute shall be to contribute to the promotion of<br />

gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all Community policies and the resulting<br />

national policies, by providing technical assistance to the Community institutions, in particular the<br />

Commission and the authorities of the Member States. The Institute is in the process of being set<br />

up. The Management Board was established in 2007 and the Director took up her duties in<br />

April 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />

The European Parliament<br />

The Committee on Women’s rights and gender equality is responsible for:<br />

1. The definition, promotion and protection of women's rights in the Union and related<br />

Community measures:<br />

2. the promotion of women's rights in third countries;<br />

3. equal opportunities policy, including equality between men and women with regard to<br />

labour market opportunities and treatment at work;<br />

4. the removal of all forms of discrimination based on sex;<br />

5. the implementation and further development of gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors;<br />

6. the follow-up and implementation of international agreements and conventions involving the<br />

rights of women and<br />

7. information policy on women.<br />

The European Parliament High Level Group on Gender Equality was constituted in April 2004 and<br />

the most important task of this Group is to ensure that the European Parliament takes into account<br />

the issues of gender mainstreaming and equality between women and men in all the policy areas<br />

which are debated in its committees.<br />

The Council of the EU<br />

Member States' ministers responsible for Gender Equality meet in the Employment, Social Policy,<br />

Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). As regard the policy area of gender equality, the<br />

Council has in recent years mainly taken decisions concerning indicators relating to the Beijing<br />

Platform for Action.<br />

<strong>14508</strong>/<strong>09</strong> <strong>ADD</strong> 1 <strong>PL</strong>/<strong>vk</strong> 11<br />

ANNEX <strong>DG</strong> G EN

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