Hearing: Girls in migration

A hearing organized by the EPP Group (concretely by French MEP Veronique Mathieu in cooperation with MEPs Bauer, Saifi and Theocharous) will take place on 21st September 2011 (Wednesday) in the European Parliament. The main topic of the hearing is the migration of young girls.

Around the globe and according to most recent official data, more than 10 million girls aged 10 to 19 are international migrants. More than a quarter of them live in Europe (including a million and a half in the European Union) and they account for at least 5 million individuals in developing countries. The immigration of girls has been rising steadily in the European Union now covering a broad range of migration categories (economic migration, family-related migration, irregular and/or forced migration, political or climate refugees, asylum seekers). The main objective of the hearing is to emphasize the importance of policies which identify and address the specific vulnerabilities of girls in the migration processes while investing in their potential and defending their autonomy.

You can download the programme of the hearing in .doc format here.