Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-05-25-Speech-3-162"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-05-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equality action programmes2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050525.17.3-162"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-05-25-Speech-3-1632
lpv:speaker	lp:Lissy Gröner2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; FEMM (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, the Socialist Group in the European Parliament strongly supports the new proposal to extend the framework programme on gender equality by one year and to secure funding for women’s organisations active at European level, as well as the moderate increase in funding of EUR 1.5 million. The Commission has put forward proposals in the 2007 2013 Financial Perspective for a new programme for employment and social policy under the name of PROGRESS, however, and this is where our views diverge. PROGRESS provides for substantial cuts to the budget for equal opportunities, which is the fifth pillar of this programme. At the same time, however, the equality of men and women is given pride of place as one of the EU’s values and objectives in Articles 1 to 3 of the Constitutional Treaty that is currently being put to popular vote. The Constitution also sets out the measures that we should take, and so it would be a serious mistake to consign women’s issues to the field of social policy. Women account for 52% of the EU’s population, which means that this is not a question of minority rights, or of social or employment policy. While gender mainstreaming must be implemented in all these fields, for example anti discrimination and employment, equal opportunities must continue to be an issue in its own right, and one that is visible to women. Our main priority is that we should work together towards this goal and use the time remaining until 2007 to present a separate programme. We need to understand – and this is a point I should like to make to Commissioner Špidla and the House – that women are watching us. We have always said that our strategy was twofold, namely gender mainstreaming in all policy areas and separate EU sponsored programmes to promote women’s interests, until such a time as equal opportunities become a reality. I would urge you to take this factor into consideration, and to help ensure that a separate programme is drawn up."@en1

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