January 2021
Mit frischer Energie sind mein Team und ich aus den Feiertagen zurückgekommen – und haben den Januar dafür genutzt, viele Projekte weiterzuführen und einiges vorzubereiten, was im Laufe des Jahres ansteht.
More women in leadership positions of CSDP missions, mandatory trainings on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, a deadline for the goal of 50% women in leadership positions at EEAS ... I'm proud of the Green and feminist demands we pushed through in two annual reports on the EU's Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy that were voted on in plenary this week.
This week, my speech in plenary was about the EU's "strategic autonomy". Unfortunately, the unity of the EU is still so often undermined through national unilateralism. Check out the whole speech here
In Świnoujście, at the coast of the Baltic Sea, the Polish government is planning to build a container terminal in the middle of the European protected nature reserve Natura 2000. Last September, I was on site- a lot has happened since then!
In October and November, for about two weeks, I visited Baghdad, Erbil and Mosul in Iraq as well as Qamishli and Hassakeh in Northeast Syria. I met with activists, parliamentarians, ministers, military leaders and diplomats. Find out more here
The position of principal adviser on gender and “Women, Peace and Security” at the European External Action Service remains vacant after the end of Mara Marinaki's term. In an open letter to the High Representative, we called for a successor.
