Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-12-17-Speech-3-312"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-12-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Gender equality in development cooperation2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20031217.11.3-312"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-12-17-Speech-3-3132
lpv:speaker	lp:Patricia McKENNA2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, in relation to promoting gender equality in developing countries, it is clear that poverty is one of the issues that has to be tackled. Women and children are worst affected by poverty, but women are the ones at the coalface who can truly make the difference. It is quite incredible to hear the Commission here today begrudging a measly EUR 2 million. The Commissioner talks about the Council and the Commission – both male-dominated – deciding that they think that the EUR 2 million extra is not acceptable. They are hoping to browbeat this Parliament into accepting what two male-dominated institutions have decided. It is incredible when you consider that even EUR 11 million is absolute crumbs when you look at the overall budget, and yet you want this Parliament, even on first reading, to give up on that extra 2 million. It is completely unacceptable. I hope that Parliament tomorrow will vote an increase, as the committee did, from EUR 9 million to EUR 11 million. If you want to promote gender equality you have to be willing to go that extra distance to ensure that you are truly committed to it. If you say you begrudge EUR 2 million and that you cannot find EUR 2 million in the budget to increase this budget line, it is absolutely unacceptable; and I hope that Parliament will send a strong message to the Commission and to the Council that this is no longer acceptable. We talk about gender equality in the European Union, but we have to prove this by saying that we are willing to pay for promoting it in developing countries, to pay for supporting women in developing countries who in many cases have been persecuted and who are the ones who have been pushing to try and progress gender equality and also to alleviate poverty. The money there is well deserved and you cannot begrudge this EUR 2 million."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Green Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member; PECH (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"McKenna (Verts/ALE )."1

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