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"The issue raised by the Member is of fundamental importance. It concerns the involvement of women in the common foreign and security policy and the new crisis management structures, such as the security and conflict-prevention political committee. The Member has asked whether the Council will be taking due account of women’s particular skills in working for peace. It is quite clear that the contribution of women in working for peace and in other similar respects, particularly in mobilising civil society, is well-known and unquestionable. We all know, without bothering to be diplomatic about this, that the role and representation of women in the decision-making process, either within the CFSP or generally within other structures, is inadequate. We all know the efforts made by the international community in this area and we remember the conclusions of the Beijing Declaration of 1995 on this issue. Next June there will be a Special Session of the UN General Assembly to draw international attention to the need for women to be involved in actions implemented within the Beijing Declaration. In particular, specific measures will be taken to encourage this involvement.
It should be realised that pro-active policies do not work in some areas of the decision-making process. Greater involvement is needed in political actions, in the training process and in the administrative process in general. We believe it is impossible to implement just one specific action, for example introducing quotas in the common foreign and security policy structures. In our opinion, this is not appropriate and the Council has made no proposal in this respect. However, it is the responsibility of each national government to carry out the necessary reforms of its own system of representation in order to guarantee adequate participation by women. These issues are now being regulated at European level and recommendations are being made as a result of the Treaty of Amsterdam. We believe that, as all representation within the European Union is carried out by people from the Member States, it is the latter which are mainly responsible for mobilising as many women as possible who can rise within the decision-making process."@en1
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