During the European Parliament plenary session on 11 March, an initiative addressing the gender pay and pension gap in the EU was presented and adopted. The report focuses on identifying measures to reduce structural inequalities between women and men in both remuneration and retirement income.

Within the broader policy context, sport is referenced alongside areas such as employment, health, and pensions as a relevant field for advancing gender equality. The adopted text also underlines the importance of directing EU funding towards gender equality objectives, ensuring that these priorities are systematically integrated throughout policy development and budgetary implementation.