DISCRIMINATION : SPAIN PLEDGES TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY.

The Spanish EU Presidency will present several proposals in the coming months to mainstream gender equality throughout the European Union's future policies, including the EU2020 strategy, saidaBibiana Aido Almagro, Spain's minister for equality, during the meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights (FEMM), on 25 January. "Europe is currently at a crossroads where we can shape the future of our societies," she said. "We should create a fairer European model with more solidarity."

In her contribution, the minister said that Madrid will push during its term at the Union's helm for progress with the anti-discrimination...