BEST PRACTICES

3 WIL Members awarded at the MEP awards 2010

Posted in Best Practices
22 October 2010

WIL Board members Edit Herczog and Antonyia Parvanova and WIL member Edite Estrela were recognized for their outstanding work in the European Parliament at the MEP Awards Gala 2010 organized by the Parliament Magazine. Each year the magazine recognizes those members of the European Parliament who have MEPs they feel have done exceptionally good work in their policy area.

 

Edith Herczog

Edit Herczog was awarded for her efforts in the area of Justice & Civil Liberties, particularly for her fight against counterfeiting and piracy. Throughout her activity, Edit has been actively raising the public awareness upon the consequences of using counterfeit products for the economy and job creation. She is an active advocate for the protection of intellectual property online and is driving initiatives in the area from her role as governor of the European Internet Foundation.

 

Antonyia Parvanova

The MEP Award for Health was received by WIL Board member Antonyia Parvanova, who notably initiated a campaign on Patients' Rights in Europe in 2007 and has been actively involved ever since in pushing for healthcare policies that take into consideration the European demographic challenge and the need to cut health costs in the long-term, by investing in the current infrastructure. She is also campaigning for a standalone Health and Food Safety Committee in the Parliament, to address these issues more efficiently.

 

Edite Estrela

Awarded for her work in the policy area of Employment and Social Affairs, WIL Member Edite Estrela dedicated this prize to all European women. She has driven actions to ensure that gender equality is reflected in any legislation concerning Europeans’ professional and personal lives, particularly advocating for the right to paternity leave and the extension of maternity leave from 14 to 20 weeks.

Tags: Successful business women, Career Women, Member of European Parliament, Edit Herczog, Antonyia Parvanova

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First of all, I want to congratulate Edith Herczog, Antonyia Parvanova and Edite Estrela for their awards. This is a concrete example of how innovation and taking initiatives are the key of success. Moreover, there is currently another award ceremony in France called "LaTribune Women's Award" on behalf of the economic newspaper "La Tribune". Three of our members are nominated to receive an award: Catherine Ladousse in the "Developing Countries" category, Béatrice de Clermont-Tonnerre in the "Techno&Medias"category and Sonia Trocmé-Le Page in the "Finance" category. The contest ending soon, please have a quick tour on http://www.latribunewomensawards.fr and vote for our WIL members.

Posted by Thaima Samman on 10/26/2010 11:49:53 PM

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