Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-03-13-Speech-4-041"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080313.3.4-041"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-03-13-Speech-4-0422
lpv:speaker	lp:Margrete Auken2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialistisk Folkeparti (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; DEVE (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Israel (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, 750 million women are living in poverty, and these women are fighting for their own survival as well as that of their families. As Europeans we must fight alongside them for their right to a better life. The role of women is inestimable; yet their abilities and potential are not appreciated. Their access to education, work and property is severely restricted. It should be one of the principal tasks of the EU to ensure that women are placed at the centre of development work involving the EU. As things stand, our policies all too often end up lowering the already low status of women, and for this reason I am very pleased with Mrs Uca’s report. It is important not to dilute this report, as many in the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats and the Union for Europe of the Nations Group are attempting to do through their amendments, which would remove all talk of women having sexual and reproductive rights. As has been said many times already, these rights are crucial to enable women to take responsibility for their own and thus their families’ lives. This is often a matter of life or death for them. Women must have the right and opportunity to say ‘no’, in order to avoid violence and to obtain an education and the opportunity to set up on their own. This is crucial if development is to result from our development aid, and it is both immoral and foolish not to put women at the centre of this work. Unfortunately, the political will is lacking, of course – as has also been said – and thus many of us support a proposal for the appointment of an EU High Representative for women. He or she should ensure that women are involved in political and social work worldwide, bringing to bear the influence they ought to have as half of the world’s population. Women must not become victims or poor wretches. We all need them to be put on an equal footing with all of us."@en1

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