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"Allow me first and foremost to express my thanks to the rapporteur, Mrs Estrela, and to the shadow rapporteurs and other members of the Committee for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality for the work they have done in support of this own-initiative report. The report by Mr Wim Kok has convinced us that the Lisbon Strategy requires thorough revision from a gender equality standpoint as well. We must not forget the competencies of women and the special nature of their important role, and this applies in a context broader than the economies of the Member States. Finding a proper work-life balance requires us to take account of the social mission of women in improving the demographic situation in Europe. Under no circumstances should we overlook the formally unrecognised and still unpaid work that women are doing. To this end, we should develop the relevant methodology, along with evaluation techniques and statistical reporting. I am convinced that the social recognition and financial remuneration of this work will significantly enhance the economic situation and social status of women.
Let me remind you of one of the conclusions and objectives of the European Council formulated in March 2000 – full employment in Europe, in a new emerging society that is better attuned to the personal choices of women and men. It is not enough to ensure that all people are employed. Under the communist regimes there was one hundred percent employment and we know what economic standards were like then. It is not enough for all citizens to be able to use computers and to apply the available information effectively. The primary focus of the Lisbon Strategy is an economic one, but the strategy can succeed only if it contributes to the cultural advancement of Europe as well. European cultural standards cannot be divorced from the issues of equal opportunity and gender equality. Europe will be credible only if the women, men and children inhabiting it do not have to endure extreme poverty and social exclusion, and only if its citizens can in their everyday lives think critically, comprehend social phenomena and communicate well, that is, humanely, with each other."@en1
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