IF I WERE A MEP ACTIVITY STEP BY STEP
PORTUGUESE TEAM DOSSIER
THE TEACHERS…
contacted the Documentation Centre of European Union of the Law faculty in Coimbra University in order to get brochures, posters and books;
organized an exhibition in the school library with the material collected ;
invited a MEP to come to our school;
supervised all the students’ work;
disseminated the work in the school website and local press.
THE STUDENTS…
researched information about the EU;
learnt about the functioning of the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Groups they are part of;
prepared the meeting with the Portuguese MEP Marisa Matias, of the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left;
met the MEP Marisa Matias and disseminated the Project in school;
produced the documents required on time.
THE SCHOOL STAFF…
helped organizing the school library exhibition;
took care of printing all the documents produced.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OUR MEPS Name:
Ema
Surname: Barrigon Martins Date of birth: 30th September 2002 School: Agrupamento de Escolas de Montemor-o-Velho Grade: 10th Country: Portugal
Name:
JoĂŁo
Surname: Ferreira Munhoz Date of birth:30th September 2002 School: Agrupamento de Escolas de Montemor-o-Velho Grade: 10th Country: Portugal
Name: Ruben Surname: Fernandes Date of birth: 31st January 2002 School: Agrupamento de Escolas de Montemor-o-Velho Grade: 10th Country: Portugal
MATERIALS RESEARCHED/PRODUCED
EUROPEAN UNITED LEFT / NORDIC GREEN LEFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP PROFILE
ANOTHER EUROPE IS POSSIBLE!
Our initials - GUE/NGL this abbreviation stands for Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left. We are a group of 52 Members from 19 different political delegations and 14 Member States ( Die Linke and Independent – Germany; Podmos, Izquierda Plural – Spain; SP – Netherlands; Akel – Cyprus; Kscm - Czech Republic; Sinn Féin and Independent – Ireland; Popular Unity, Syriza and Independent – Greece; PCP and BE – Portugal; L'Altra Europa and Independent – Italy; Party for the Animals – Netherlands;
EH Bildu - Basque Country; FB – Denmark;
VAS –
Finland, FdG (Independent and PC) – France.
Our birth and growth – GUE/NGL GROUP Constituent declaration - 14 July 1994. The first president of the Group was Alonso Puerta a member of the Izquierda Unida of Spain. Since March 15th 2012, Gabriele Zimmer of the DIE.LINKE party has been the group's president. She is the only female president of a political group at the European Parliament and was reelected as President after the 2014 elections which saw a 50% increase in the group's size to 52 MEPs. The GUE/NGL's 26 women and 26 men make it the only group in Parliament where women and men are equally represented.
Our vision: What unites our parliamentary group is the vision of a socially equitable, peaceful and sustainable European integration process based on international solidarity.
Our fight: We are fighting for more and better jobs and educational opportunities, for social security and social solidarity, for a respectful way to deal with our earth and its resources, for cultural exchange and diversity, for sustainable economic development and for a consistent and strong peace policy.
Our mission: We see it as our mission to make the European Union more human, more transparent and more tangible. We want more direct democracy and active participation by citizens. We want equal rights for women and men, civil rights and liberties and the enforcement of human rights. Anti-Fascism and anti-racism are also a strong part of the tradition of left movements in Europe.
Source: http://www.guengl.eu/
EUROPEAN UNITED LEFT / NORDIC GREEN LEFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY
Views on Gender Equality: No place for gender inequality in Europe
GUE/NGL is a crucial force in ensuring that the European Parliament places women’s rights and gender equality high on its agenda. We draft parliamentary reports and questions, intervene during committee meetings and plenary sessions, and organize debates and seminars with these aims and principles in mind.
Working for gender equality is also about empowering women, giving women of all ages a voice and giving visibility to the alternatives created by women working – together with profeminist men – in politics, economics, social and care services, for a sustainable environment, and on conflict and peace issues.
GUE/NGL favours close collaboration with women’s organisations, trade unions and wider social movements. In order to change o
For real gender equality in Europe we need to eliminate the gender pay gap, fight for LGBTI rights, foster equal participation in decision making, and put in place a strategy for combating violence against women that is rooted in a gender equality perspective.
The GUE/NGL stands against female genital mutilation, domestic violence, trafficking, sexual violence and gendercide.
We fight for girls' right to education, global recognition of women’s reproductive rights and the right to claim asylum on the grounds of gender-based persecution.
Views on the Environment: For a greener and more sustainable Europe
Time is running out for strong measures to tackle climate change across all EU policy areas. At the global level the GUE/NGL works for ambitious targets to tackle climate change and measures to help developing countries cope with global temperature increases.
We must protect Europe’s biodiversity and champion renewable energy. We believe our future lies in wind power, wave power, and solar energy, not dirty polluting industries.
Source: http://www.guengl.eu/
GENDER EQUALITY
E.L.I.O.T. - ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH CROSS-CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ID Number: 2016-1-IT02-KA219-024165
«IF I WERE A MEP»
Topic
Gender equality
Country
Portugal
Political group Subtopic description
Political position on topic Proposal description
Reference Law/Act
Confederal Group of the European United Left Nordic Green Left (EN-leaflet-femme-web(2).pdf / PT-leaflet-femme-web.pdf) Gender equality as equal rights and freedom in order to have equal opportunities of participation, acknowledgement and valuing of women and men in every domain of society: political, economic, personal and familiar. Defense of educational policies and programs that promote gender equality Given the reality and the latest data presented, we propose: - an European Educational Program for GENDER EQUALITY, a program that denounces myths and ideas based on gender difference according to which boys should only play with cars and girls with dolls. European Convention on Human Rights: ARTICLE 14 - Prohibition of discrimination “The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.” (Convention_ENG.pdf / Convenção Europeia dos Direitos do Homem.pdf) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8_W-yhJh34 (Testemonies )
Useful links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN6kWKTl_eI (Gender Equality is a human right)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74eofUlyx5o (Desigualdade de Género) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-jogDdKFU (Emma Watson - #HeForShe) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs ( Always #LikeAGirl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4WsW3booUo (Short Film on GENDER EQUALITY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WRNwDptQe8 (Gender Discrimination)
Appendix
Gender Equality Index 2017, European Institute for Gender Equality
The Gender Equality Index shows the latest trends in gender equality in the EU over the past ten years. Is gender equality getting better or worse? Which countries have progressed the most? In which areas has the situation for women and men improved? Or are developments going backwards? Find out more at http://eige.europa.eu/gender-equality... https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=H2ILmsXt4uQ
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Leaflet GUE/NGL
ENVIRONMENT
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«IF I WERE A MEP»
Topic
Environment
Country
Portugal
Political group
Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
Subtopic description
Political position on topic
Proposal description
Reference Law/Act
Preservation of natural environment
Earth is our home and, as such, demands to be cared for and protected. Economic interests cannot take precedence over ecological interests. We need to implement effective educational policies that alert to the dangers of non-ecological behaviours, promoting the utmost importance of environmental protection.
Ecology must outweigh economy. We must: Implement measures to reduce pollution and preserve the environment seek effective and lasting preventive measures in the area of education find effective punitive measures to punish large companies and economic interests that do not care about the environment and infer violent attacks in the name of money. DECISION No 1386/2013/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 November 2013 on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’ - Article 2 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/action-programme/index.htm
Useful links
For an overview of EU environmental policy: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm For information on the European Environment Agency: http://www.eea.europa.eu For specific information on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances (REACH): http://echa.europa.eu European Environment Action Programme to 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T28MW67OSDI 7th EAP — The new general Union Environment Action Programme to 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/pubs/pdf/factsheets/7eap/en.pdf True sustainability in Europe in 2050: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wp8b3Zkz50 Basic EU environment policy: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/basics/benefits-law/euenvironment-law/index_en.htm