2004 elections: how to ensure balanced representation of women and men

The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report by Lone DYBKAER (ELDR, DK) on the balanced representation of men and women in the 2004 elections. (Please see the summary of 02/10/03.) Parliament asked the Commission to initiate dissemination of information - before the European election 2004 - on the concept of parity democracy, including information on the lessons learned from those countries (e.g. France and Belgium) which have enshrined the principle of parity democracy in their constitutions, or introduced specific legislation on the subject.�