Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-20-Speech-3-029"

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dcterms:Date	"2002-11-20"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20021120.1.3-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-20-Speech-3-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Anna Karamanou2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (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 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (2002-01-21--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-03-13--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, Commissioners, the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities, which I have the honour of chairing, welcomes the Commission's initiative to introduce a more compact and integrated political planning procedure. The Committee on Women's Rights had an opportunity for constructive dialogue with two Commissioners, Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou and Mr Antonio Vitorino. We had a most productive discussion, during which our opinions and positions converged on numerous points. In the light of that positive experience, I was surprised – and I wondered why – I was unable to find a single word on gender equality in the Commission programme for 2003. Mrs Diamantopoulou assured us at a meeting with our committee at the beginning of October that gender equality policy was a Commission priority and we have heard nothing to make us think otherwise. As you know, the Committee on Women's Rights has the exclusive privilege of being invited once a year to a one-day meeting with the President of the Commission, Mr Prodi, and ten Commissioners, in order to discuss the specific issue of gender equality. 2003 is an important year for the Committee on Women's Rights. The top priority is the Convention on the future of Europe and we have invested a great deal of time and effort in order to ensure that the new Treaty promotes gender equality. Secondly, we need the acquis communautaire on women to be applied, not just adopted by the candidate countries. Τhirdly, there is the question of gender mainstreaming and, of course, we still have a great deal to do to put our own house in order here. In all events, I welcome the initiative to put the Commission's annual progress report on sexual equality on the agenda for the spring summit under the Greek presidency. Another important priority is to ensure there is a balanced representation of the sexes at the 2004 European Parliament elections. The European Parliament and the Commission should set a standard for the other institutions. Finally, I am worried and concerned about the fact that the proposal for a new directive on combating sexual discrimination on the basis of Article 13 of the Treaty keeps being postponed. Have we any news on this?"@en1

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