In the recent round of meetings for strengthening India-EU Cooperation, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Smt. Annpurna Devi met European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness & Crisis Management, Ms.Hadja Lahbib. The press realese for the same from PIB stated, "The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi, met with Ms. Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management, today at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The meeting was part of the high-level visit of the President of the European Commission, Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, who is accompanied by the College of Commissioners, comprising 26 Ministers, during their visit to India from 27th to 28th February 2025."