Dear Lina Gálvez,

As you know our association in relation with Choisir la Cause des Femmes — founded by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi — promotes the Best of Europe for Women and LGBTQIA people. This initiative compiles the most progressive laws in favor of women and LGBTQIA+ people across the EU, aiming to inspire a shared legal standard at the highest level.

In recent months, as part of a second European tour, Choisir la cause des femmes has traveled to several Member States —including Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Baltic States, Cyprus, Germany, and Belgium. They have witnessed far-right representatives in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia rolling back gender equality, while elsewhere these movements increasingly threaten fundamental rights of women and LGBTQIA people across the EU.

At the same time, they have met a growing number of activists, researchers, associations, national representatives, and trade unions eager to collaborate with us on the next phase: the creation of a Permanent Secretariat for a Feminist Europe. We have also had a hearing with EIGE.

This Secretariat will serve as a hub to coordinate a European feminist network, ensure real-time legal monitoring, respond to democratic backsliding, and equip grassroots organizations and elected officials with comparative legal tools and resources.

We would be honored to present this proposal to the FEMM Committee, as we have already requested, to explore how it could align with your priorities for the current mandate.

As we prepare to launch the Secretariat’s website, we kindly request an official hearing before the FEMM Committee at the European Parliament to present this milestone and amplify the voices and demands of those urgently needing to be heard by the EU — especially those who may feel marginalized or overlooked due to the rise of far-right movements.

We sincerely thank you for your attention and look forward to the opportunity to collaborate.

With kind regards,