Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-10-25-Speech-2-619-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111025.31.2-619-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-10-25-Speech-2-620-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Barbara Matera2
lpv:spokenAs	member; BUDG (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-12-05)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; FEMM (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I strongly support the question put to the Council by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality following the former’s lack of response to the adoption of the Maternity Leave Directive approved by Parliament on 20 October 2010. In order to achieve a 75% employment rate for women, as established by the EU 2020 strategy, and help with the reconciliation of work and family life, the measures introduced by the revised Maternity Leave Directive must be adopted, such as the extension of leave to 20 weeks on full pay and the introduction of two weeks’ paternity leave on full pay. I note with regret that the current Polish Presidency has not managed to open negotiations for the revision of this directive, and therefore we will all be putting pressure on the forthcoming Danish Presidency to make this directive a priority and kick-start the stalled negotiations. We are, however, very aware of the difficulties that Member States are facing in the current serious economic and financial crisis and therefore we understand the difficulties they could have in introducing such long maternity leave. I support maternity leave and therefore I support motherhood as life, because life, the future, is represented by children – our children – who will be the new European Union. We must therefore support maternity leave for the future of the whole European Union. I do not want to use forceful words, but I believe that this report should be supported in order to guarantee more security, and give greater impetus to the European Union so that it can recover from this serious economic crisis."@en1
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