Vesna Pusic, Chair of the European Liberal Women Network (ELWN), Annemie Neyts, European Liberal Democrat and Reform (ELDR) Party President, Meglena Kuneva, European Commissioner for Consumer Protection and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, MEP, launched a 2007 calendar featuring successful campaigns run by liberal women across Europe during a press conference on 30th January in the European Parliament.
This calendar features the campaigns and political battles of:
- Paula Lehtomaki, Finnish Minister responsible for external trade, development co-operation and European affairs: A key player for a successful Finnish Presidency of the EU
- Meglena Kuneva, Commissioner for Consumer protection: Secured Bulgaria’s accession to the EU in 2007
- Cecilia Malmström, Swedish European Affairs Minister: A successful campaign for a single seat for the European Parliament www.oneseat.eu
- Neelie Kroes, Competition Commissioner: Creating a European energy market
- Annemie Neyts, MEP, ELDR Party President: Keeping EU’s doors open to new members
- Sophie In t’Veld, MEP: Speaking out for gay rights
- Viktoria Mohacsi, MEP: Promoting Roma rights
- Androula Vassiliou, former MP and ELWN Chair: Gender Equality- from Theory to Practice
- Sarah Ludford, MEP: Fighting against racism and better rights for legal immigrants
- Maud Olofsson, Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy and Centre Party Leader: Working for a green and highly competitive Sweden
- Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, MEP: Pushing for EU actions against Belarus regime
- Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture: Developing a fresh approach to European agricultural policy
To view this calendar, click here.
Determined to fight for freedom and fairness in Europe and abroad, ELDR and ELWN called on Libyan Leader Gaddafi to release the five Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor convicted to the death penalty for allegedly infecting Libyan children with HIV.