Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-11-Speech-2-304"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equal treatment for men and women (continued)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020611.13.2-304"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-11-Speech-2-3052
lpv:speaker	lp:Rodi Kratsa-tsagaropoulou2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are all extremely satisfied to have reached the end of the procedure to reform the 1976 directive on equal treatment for men and women, a directive which has played an important part in the life of working women in Europe. The new text, which we trust the European Parliament will adopt, reflects the outcome of systematic efforts by and successful cooperation between the three institutions of the European Union. It also reflects changes in economic and social conditions in the Member States of the European Union and efforts to update our social model. However, it also reflects the roles which women have to play today if we are to achieve our development targets and the obligations and responsibilities of the state and society towards working women. The new directive will therefore be an important tool in achieving sexual equality in the workplace. New concepts have been included in the area of discrimination, such as sexual harassment, as have company action plans and employer's responsibilities. Equality monitoring bodies are to be created and, more importantly, subsidised at the insistence of the European People's Party. We believe this is an important directive and we must all work to ensure it is implemented, because our ultimate objective is the impact it will have on the life of working citizens. So we need to ensure that it is transposed into law in the Member States as quickly as possible and, more importantly, that information is broadly available to citizens, especially women, social agencies, the judicial system and the administrative system. We must not overlook the importance of this information and awareness raising, because we all know that we have progressive legislation and policies in our countries, but they are not applied, which is why we have the effect of discrimination against women in the workplace. This directive must give laws and policies on equal treatment a chance to flourish and be applied."@en1

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