Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-02-20-Speech-3-406"

Predicate	Value (sorted: default)
rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-02-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:The demographic future of Europe (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080220.17.3-406"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-02-20-Speech-3-4072
lpv:speaker	lp:Siiri Oviir2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Eesti Keskerakond (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; LIBE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Commissioner, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the average birth-rate in Europe today is 1.5, but this means that there is no population growth. The Member States have studied the situation and their inquiries show that on average people would like to have two or three children. It is clear that there is a mismatch between people’s wishes and the reality. This is the 21st century and women long ago stopped being satisfied with the role of housewife and child-carer. They are educated, they want to work and have careers; the income they receive from work provides a better standard of living for their families. However, we must be able to influence the birth rate, and to establish a situation in which the number of children a family wants to have becomes a reality. Our families need a sense of security that the birth of a child will not shatter a career, in other words there needs to be a better balance between work and family life, for both mothers and fathers. Parents want to enjoy a sense of certainty that they can provide their children with a good education and with the skills to pursue their interests, with the material support of the State where necessary. Without this sense of security people will not have children. Immigration as a means of increasing population is a naive route to take. It is only a partial, short-term approach. We should pay more attention to innovation, not immigration. Time will not permit me to talk about all the factors but I should like to emphasise that the demographic situation depends greatly on a gamut of decisions and legal rules in fields ranging from labour and family law to environmental law and national security. In conclusion I would like to thank Mrs Castex for her important report which contains a great deal of female empathy."@en1

Named graphs describing this resource:

The resource appears as object in 2 triples

Context graph