The British government, which has staunchly opposed EU efforts to set gender quotas for corporate management, has warned it could introduce quotas if British companies fail to appoint more women to their boards.

"Public awareness of the potential to drive development by advancing gender equality is gaining momentum […]The biggest battle for the future of international development is the ideological one: deciding whether to make women and men, and their sexual and reproductive health and rights, equal”, writes Neil Datta, secretary of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development.

Women writers from ACP countries were celebrated at ACP Secretariat in Brussels on 8th of March, the International Women’s Day.

More than three quarters of Europeans think that having more women in positions of political power in developing countries would ‘make things better’, a new Eurobarometer published on the eve of International Women’s Day 2013.

Human right represent an important part of the of the Agenda for Change of EU Development policy, launched by the European Commission in 2011. Delving into the topics, the conference organized by the Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid DG InfoPoint in Brussels on Monday 28 discussed the way the expansion of human rights into development work affects organizational and operational processes.

Education of women could be one of the most important driving forces for sustainable agriculture in Africa, a new study from Gothenburg University in Sweden shows.

Nigeria's agriculture minister today responded to a barrage of criticism about the planned distribution of cell phones for two million poor farmers this year, gradually scaling up to a level of ten million phones.

Council of the EU:

- 16  January: COREPER I
- 17 January:  COREPER II
- 18 January: COREPER I

European Parliament:

- 14-17 January: European Parliament Plenary Meeting 

ACP Group:

- 14 January: Committee of Ambassadors
- 15 January: Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors
- 16 January: W/G on Fisheries  
- 17 January: Committee of Ambassadors
 
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Council of the EU:

- 10  December: Foreign Affairs Council
- 11 December:  General Affairs Council (GAC)
- 13-14 December: European Council

European Parliament:

- 10-13 December: European Parliament Plenary Meeting

ACP Group:

- 10-11 December: 96th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers
- 12 December: Joint meeting of the ACP Council of Ministers and ACP Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- 13-14 December: 7th Summit of the ACP Heads of State and Government

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European Commission:
-    9 December: Closing of the CAP@50 campaign

Council of the EU
-    6-7 December: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

Other meetings under Cyprus presidency of the EU Council.
-   4 December: Annual Meeting of the Heads of European Food Safety Agencies
-    5-6 December: 46th Meeting of the European Food Safety Authority Advisory Forum (AF EFSA)

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