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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, may I thank Mrs Panayotopoulos for all her cooperation. She has allowed all the political groups to have their say in her report without, for all that, the basic message becoming distorted. She is used to making compromises, being the mother of nine children.
I should like to highlight two points. First of all, we have to create conditions that make it clear that young people’s parental responsibility is not just a heavy burden in addition to the demands of their training courses. That goes for young men as much as for young women. With this in mind, there must be widespread and appropriate information campaigns.
The second point concerns national and Community policies. Statistics show that the Scandinavian countries achieve a figure of 30% to 40% of young people in education who are allowing themselves the pleasure and responsibility of being parents. The European Union could usefully put at the service of all Member States the Scandinavian countries’ experience in promoting dialogue and exchanging best practice. Higher and professional education establishments also have a responsibility for putting in place their own child care services. It would be worthwhile encouraging competition between universities: this would no longer be limited to the quality of teaching, but would extend to support services for students who are parents.
In conclusion, I must emphasise the importance of grandparents and their crucial role in the process of children’s education and in helping young parents who are studying or working. In the light of the many changes of career that punctuate the lives of workers at this time of globalisation, this represents an opportunity for young retired people to make themselves useful in other ways."@en1
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