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Equal Opportunities

Gender equality is a sine qua non condition within the accession process. In this sense, the 1998 Report from the Commission on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the EU clearly states within the Section 5 – Equality and Enlargement that: “The social dimension is an essential element of the Community order and gender equality and equal opportunities are an integral part of the social dimension. There is no accession without equal opportunities between women and men. This message has been clearly formulated by the European Parliament and by the European Commission.”

Monitoring Reports issued in the framework of the Program on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Accession Process (EOWM) show that, despite positive changes in the standards on gender equality generated by the process of EU accession, significant areas of concern related to ensuring de facto equality for women and men in the accession countries remain.

The Equal Opportunities For Women and Men in the European Union Accession Program sought to enhance, encourage and complement the European Union accession process by providing new incentives on promoting gender equality within candidate countries. The Program conducted an extensive investigation into the national legal and institutional framework on equal rights and equal treatment for women and men in the light of European Union’s commitment on gender equality and will continue to monitor the necessary progress.

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