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"When the European Commission takes steps to simplify and strengthen the legal basis and codify Community legislation, it can count on us.
For me, this is an encouraging initiative because it concerns Community legislation on the equality of treatment and opportunity for men and women, which has developed since 1975. In spite of its imperfections and the shortcomings in the way it has been applied, this legislation has made a major contribution to reducing discrimination against women, especially in the workplace.
Belonging to a generation which has suffered all possible and impossible types of discrimination, I understand the true value of the Community policy of equality of treatment.
Of course, in addition to codification, it could be the subject of innovation. Our demands, which are intended to improve it, have been set out here, also in relation to self-employed workers and assisting spouses.
Our rapporteur and I, with other colleagues in my group, have had great difficulty in thwarting the preposterous demands of certain extremists, demands which are counter-productive for employment and the very equality of opportunity for women which they claim to want to foster.
Our amendments are intended to prevent unreasonable delays in adopting this important legislation at second reading, by bringing it into line with the Council’s general philosophy."@en1
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