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"Mr President, I would like first of all to offer a little criticism of myself and apologise to you for the fact that I overran my time slightly when making my initial statement. This happened for two reasons: first – very mundanely – is the fact that this is my first appearance in the European Parliament; second – more importantly – is the fact that I was having to condense the careful study I have made of measures which have a beneficial impact on work-life balance, pro-family measures and measures which are intended to help mothers return to work in 27 Member States. Please believe me, it is a huge lesson in humility.
It also results in the conviction that when we talk about the length of maternity leave and the level of related allowances, we should and it is our duty to take into consideration the traditions and experience of the Member States and also the fact that this experience is based on a directive which is already in place, the possible revision of which we are talking about here. Of course, I could talk endlessly here about those changes. I would ask you, Mr President, to cut me off in a moment if I do not curtail my comments.
All the more therefore, I would like to thank Ms Estrela and Parliament for putting their questions to the Presidency and for the opportunity of taking part in this debate which, I am sure, is going to be of enormous significance for the further development of work on this dossier, regardless of whether the end of this work will be reached during the Polish Presidency or the next Presidency. We are in the Trio with Denmark and Cyprus. We are going to work together and share our observations and experience. In particular, I would like to note the fact that you have spoken here, honourable Members, about very specific proposals for a way out of the situation in which we now find ourselves. Proposals have been made for a return to the European Commission’s proposal, and there has also been consideration of the possibility of a new proposal from the European Commission and of the use of a ‘passerelle’ or ‘bridge’ clause, which could be the answer to a number of doubts. I would also like to thank you very sincerely for the respect you have shown for the existing tradition arising from the measures currently in place in the Member States and for what you have said about the fact that we have standards and are not starting from scratch and, what is more, that the current directive has given rise to traditions on which we can build the future. Thank you, too, for those remarks which pointed to the need for feasibility in the measures which would be introduced or proposed. Thank you for the encouragement to hold talks and seek optimal solutions, and also for the requests for new initiatives on the part of the Presidency.
For me – as the person responsible for work on this directive – the conclusion which has come from our debate is simple: objective analysis of all the arguments which were heard today and immediate contact with the European Commission and my colleagues in the Council."@en1
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