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Mr President, since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, both the powers of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities and, in particular, European Union policies that promote equality of the sexes, in which particular emphasis is given to the Community programme for equal opportunities as a fundamentally important instrument in the struggle for equality, have been strengthened, as have the Daphne programme against domestic violence, and the Equal programme to encourage the incorporation of women into the labour market and compliance with the employment objectives of the Lisbon Summit, to name but a few.
Social exclusion is another concern of the Committee on Women’s Rights, given that we are unfortunately witnessing the phenomenon of the ‘feminisation of poverty’. In order to achieve these priority objectives, we have put forward a series of amendments to the budget, which have been well received, and I would like to give special thanks to the rapporteur, Mr Costa Neves, for his support in obtaining a majority in the Committee on Budgets.
A small proportion has been rejected, because it was already included in other budget lines: information actions in the common agricultural policy; methods to combat exclusion; the information society; the fight against poverty and the illnesses that arise as a result of it: malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS; care in the field of health and welfare; consolidation of democracy and human rights, etc.
Aid for women’s organisations that work for the promotion of women in the European Union should also be pointed out, not only the women’s lobby, but also other organisations that monitor the respect for pluralism in our society. We cannot affirm that one sole organisation represents all of Europe’s women. This action is therefore intended to promote justice and recognition for many other European organisations that have been working towards the equality of the sexes for a long time now, which also have a right to receive financial aid from the European Union.
The Committee on Women’s Rights is therefore very pleased that the rapporteur and the Committee on Budgets has accepted its proposals."@en1
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