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". As we all know, at the Barcelona European Council, the Member States gave a commitment to eliminate obstacles to the participation of women in the labour market and to set up, by 2010, childcare facilities for at least 90% of children between three years old and the mandatory school age and for at least 33% of children under three years old. The need was stressed for a financial contribution for the creation and/or operation of high-quality childcare services at affordable prices. How, then, can this be reconciled with social spending cuts or with a large part of the childcare network being dismantled in the enlargement countries? Giving families more subsidies, vouchers or tax benefits is pointless unless the necessary infrastructures are in place. Unfortunately, the proposal we tabled to extend childcare to cover, by 2010, all children until they enter compulsory education was also rejected. We must also highlight the need for structures to support the elderly and dependent persons, to improve the timetables of urban services, (opening hours for shops, businesses, transport, etc.) and integrated and humane housing and town planning. The report also calls for shorter working hours, a change of mindset, for a more equitable division of family responsibilities, and ... ( )"@en1
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