#OnThisDay 1979 Simone Veil became the first president of the directly elected European Parliament in 1979 & the first woman to hold office! Feel history & #GenderEquality being made in this #OfficialJournal #FromTheArchives: https://europa.eu/!3MB4Qx @EP_President @EPInstitutional

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