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A woman's silhouette in the EP before the Women's Day debate
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A photo projection on 100 years of women's rights
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Portuguese MEP Marisa Matias with a rose in her hair shortly before the International Women's Day debate
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Women's Day badges were available for MEPs, members of the press as well as the general public
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Swedish MEP Eva-Britt Svensson and colleagues share a joke
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Bulgarian MEP Mariya Nedelcheva and Italian MEP Licia Ronzulli
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Commissioner Viviane Reding, Commission President Jose Barroso, EP President Jerzy Buzek
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MEP Dagmar Roth-Behrendt and Vice-President Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou look at the screen during celebration
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A gavel and a rose
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President Buzek and a panel of mainly female MEPs, vice-presidents and quaestors
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MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin speaks during the Women's Day debate
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MEP Rebecca Harms makes a point during the Women's Day debate
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A woman walks past the Women's Day poster in the EP in Strasbourg
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The "Women in Leadership" workshop for journalists
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A lighter moment during the "Women in Leadership" seminar
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Women's rights one hundred years on: the fight continues
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Roma: binding EU standards to integrate Europe's largest minority
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Baroness Ashton discussing a point prior to the debate
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Some MEPs dressed as men as a playful protest against gender inequality
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Green MEP Michele Rivasi in her office in Brussels
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Council member Enikő Győri
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Schmitt and Buzek - the view from above
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Standing ovation in the Chamber after Pál Schmitt's speech
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A journalist at work outside the EP chamber
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Last minute discussions before the voting session starts
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The 2010 annual report on equality between women and men in the EU was adopted by 366 votes in favour, 200 against and 32 abstentions.
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A mother at work