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"Mr President, I am very pleased that my first attendance at the plenary session of the European Parliament takes place on this important day – 8 March, International Women’s Day. It is also an honour for me to represent the Commission, and in particular Vice-President Reding, who will lead the Commission’s efforts to protect fundamental rights.
This is a unique opportunity to collectively celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women, past, present and future. In 1957, gender equality was enshrined in the European treaties. Since then, an impressive number of legal instruments, followed by a great number of decisions by the European Court of Justice, have created a legal arsenal at EU level.
I would like to remind you that gender equality is not only a fundamental value enshrined in the treaty, but also that gender equality policies have proven to be a driver for economic growth. Last Friday, the President of the European Commission and Vice-President Reding renewed the Commission’s commitment to the values of gender equality by presenting a Women’s Charter.
The Women’s Charter represents the political commitment of the Commission to advance equality between women and men in five areas: equal economic independence; equal pay for equal work and work of equal value; equality in decision making; dignity, integrity and an end to gender-based violence; and gender equality beyond the Union.
The Women’s Charter will be followed, in September 2010, by a new comprehensive strategy for equality between women and men. This strategy will translate the principles of the Women’s Charter into concrete actions to be implemented in the next five years.
These are ambitious projects and objectives that the Commission will not be able to achieve alone. It will need to work in close cooperation with its main partners at EU level and, in particular, with you, the European Parliament and the FEMM Committee. International Women’s Day is an excellent opportunity to remind us all of this commitment."@en1
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