· Emily O’Reilly presented the European Ombudsman’s activity report for 2020 to the European Parliament.

· The Ombudsman’s findings show that both the European Commission and the Council made a number of errors.

· The European Commission is accused, for example, of a lack of transparency in the negotiations concerning the COVID-19 vaccines and their purchase and distribution.

· The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) organised a public hearing on ‘Counteracting anti-gender movements today to secure gender equality in Europe tomorrow’.

· The European Parliament held a debate on violence against women and the current situation regarding ratification of the gender-based Istanbul Convention.

· The European Parliament held a debate on ‘the situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU, and the security and humanitarian implications’.

· The debate was remarkably calm, with the majority of MEPs unanimously supporting Poland’s resistance and condemning the aggressive actions of Belarus.

· On 11 November, the European Parliament adopted a resolution exceeding its competences and violating the good name of Poland.

· At the request of the FEMM Committee (Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality), the European Parliament has focused on the impact of 'intimate partner' violence on women and children and on custody rights.