Summary

The Center for Reproductive Rights made recommendations to the European Commission ahead of the launch of the next EU Gender Equality Strategy post 2025. This next Strategy represents a critical opportunity to ensure that sexual and reproductive health and rights is a key priority for the EU in efforts to ensure continued progress on guaranteeing women’s rights and gender equality across the EU in years to come. The submission makes recommendations for the EU to fully and effectively translate the vision outlined in the 2025 Roadmap for Women’s Rights into effective and concrete actions to ensure stronger legal and policy frameworks and support to civil society working to advance these rights across the EU, in line with some of the key principles outlined in the Roadmap for Women’s Rights – namely Principle 1 (freedom from gender-based violence), Principle 2 (the highest standard of health), Principle 5 (quality and inclusive education) and Principle 8 (institutional mechanisms that deliver on women’s rights)