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"Mrs Izquierdo Rojo, thank you for the hope which you have placed in the Portuguese presidency. However, I am sure you are aware of the limits of what we can do, particularly in an area such as this. I have no hesitation in saying this because in my own departments 80% of the officials are women, even in managerial posts. It is therefore clear that hope must always be the last resort of political action and that equal opportunities and equal representation of the sexes must be the practical and specific goal in our daily life and actions. To be totally frank and at the risk of being considered behind the times, I do believe that there are limits to what can be achieved by pro-active political action in this area. Bearing in mind these limits, it will be rather difficult, when we set out to assess the new common foreign and security policy structures in terms of defence, to say to the Military Committee or the Military Staff that half of their soldiers should be female. This is because it is up to the Member States whether or not they have female generals or brigadiers. Mrs Izquierdo Rojo, I cannot raise an issue like this just to appear politically correct. I must always be objectively honest."@en1
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