Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-09-26-Speech-3-402"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-09-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070926.24.3-402"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-09-26-Speech-3-4032
lpv:speaker	lp:Ilda Figueiredo2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Coligação Democrática Unitária (PCP-PEV) (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AGRI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"One of the areas of education which is still lagging behind in certain European Union countries, in particular Portugal, is pre-school education. It therefore seems essential to me to underline the call to Member States to invest much more in a public network of nurseries supplied with teachers with high-quality training, capable of dealing with all children, as this is one of the most effective means of developing their intellect, establishing the basis for future education, raising overall skills levels, significantly increasing the equity of the education system and combating social inequalities. Likewise, it is essential to ensure quality primary and secondary education, which must be universal, compulsory and free, in order to provide a basic education and key skills which will contribute to the achievement of fundamental social and civic values and education for peace and equality, thereby reinforcing social cohesion and inclusion. As for higher education, it should be recognised that this is a fundamental sector in developed societies, which is why lack of success at school and early school leaving must be prevented, as is the case in Portugal where unfortunately around 40% of pupils never even finish their secondary education. Budget cuts in education, rising costs of higher education and the difficult social situation of a high percentage of families and young people are preventing Portugal from rapidly improving the higher education of its population, resulting in the worst indices in the European Union. Given that studies show that, for every additional year of average school attendance, productivity increases selectively by 6.2% in an average country of the European Union, we can understand better the difficulties of those countries which do not give their citizens access to high-quality education."@en1

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